UK Campus Safety

Have a spring break next year.

University officials say the decision was based on health and safety concerns for students... and the entire campus community.

They say the idea is to compress the academic calendar... and to encourage students to stay on campus, as much as possible.

Ots image:left covid-19 & campus safety uk.jpg the change to the calendar was one of the topics brought up today during a facebook live discussion between students and u-k officials, about safety on campus, during the covid-19 pandemic.

Campus officials took questions from students... ranging from mask wearing.... self- quarantining.... reporting those who are non-compliant... and mental health support.

Officals stressed the importance of daily symptom screening.... saying it puts health at the forefront of the students' minds.

The students were also told there is mental health support available if they needed it.

One of the options... the "wildcat wrap- up"..

A zoom cal support group with staff and other students.

L3: abc 36 news white trisha clement-montgomery acting dean of students "they will initiate, or rather facilitate different types of games but at the same time simultaneously have a group session to talk through what the student may be feeling at this time and also provide a number of different resources."

L3: abc 36 news white uk officials answer students' covid-19 questions facebook live event to discuss c ... students involved in greek life were also reassured they could safely self- quarantine, in their sororities or fraternities.

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