UArizona return:Suspensions possible for COVID violations

ON YOUR SIDE'S CRAIG SMITHREPORTS, WITH COVID-19 SURGINGAMONG YOUNG PEOPLE -- THEUNIVERSITY IS DEPENDING ONSTUDENTS ACTING RESPONSIBLY --TO AVOID SPREADING THE VIRUS.3:54:10 DR ROBBINS: " THERE ARENO RISK FREE OPTIONS IN RETURNTO OUR CAMPUS." 3:59 BUTUNIVERSITY OF ARIZONAPRESIDENT DOCTOR ROBERTROBBINS SAYS THE UNIVERSITYCAN OPEN SAFELY GIVING GIVESTUDENTS OPTIONS THAT INCLUDEVARIATIONS OF IN- PERSON ANDVIRTUAL INSTRUCTION.

HE'SDEPENDING ON STRONG SCIENCE,STRONG TESTING, AND PERSONALRESPONSIBILITY FROM STUDENTS.BUT WHEN THE STATE EASED COVIDRESTRICTIONS, SOME YOUNGPEOPLE WENT BACK TO BEINGSOCIAL AND GAVE UP ONDISTANCING.

PEOPLE AGED 20 TO44 BECAME THE BIGGEST GROUP OFCOVID POSITIVE PEOPLE.

DOCTORROBBINS AND FORMER US SURGEONGENERAL DOCTOR RICHARD CARMONASAY THEY HOPE EDUCATION ANDPEER PRESSURE WILL KEEP YOUNGPEOPLE RESPONSIBLE..

DOCTORROBBINS HAS SEEN DANGEROUSGATHERINGS AT OTHERUNIVERSITIES.

51:52 AND THEREHAVE BEEN MAJOR OUTBREAKS.WELL THAT'S NOT SURPRISING TOME.

I HOPE IT'S A WAKE UP CALLTO OUR STUDENTS NOT TO ENGAGEIN THIS TYPE OF SELFISHRECKLESS BEHAVIOR .

IT'S BADFOR YOURSELF, IT'S NOT GOODFOR YOUR OWN HEALTH.

BUT MOREIMPORTANTLY, I THINK ITENDANGERS OTHERS, 52:15 HESAYS THE UNIVERSITY CANSUSPEND STUDENTS, ORORGANIZATIONS THAT RAISE THERISK THROUGH LARGE GATHERINGS,AND IN AN EXTREME CASE COULDRETURN U OF A TO VIRTUALINSTRUCTION ONLY.

BUT HE ANDDOCTOR CARMONA SAYS UNIVERSITYDOES NOT HAVE THAT LEVERAGEOVER WHAT STUDENTS DOOFF-CAMPUS.

1:04:42 WE WILLCONTINUALLY REMIND OURSTUDENTS, STAFF AND FACULTY TOEXHIBIT THOSE BEST PRACTICES,UNFORTUNATELY, OFF CAMPUSWHERE WE HAVE THOSESITUATIONAL AWARENESS, IT'S ANHONOR SYSTEM, AND WE ALL HAVETO HOPE THAT NOBODY CHOOSES TOBREACH, THEIR PROMISE TO US,WHICH IS TO BE PART OF WHY YOUHAVE A CAMPUS AND COME TOSCHOOL WORK OR PLAY HERE THATYOU NEED TO FOLLOW THESEDIRECTIONS SO WE CAN ALL BEHEALTHY.

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