At UC Riverside, students can return on Monday but face two weeks of online classes. They are also being being asked to sequester for five days while they undergo two rounds of virus testing.
At the University of California, Riverside, students can return on Monday but face two weeks of online classes. They are also being being asked to sequester for five days while they undergo two rounds of virus testing.
Many colleges hope that an extra week or two will get them past the peak of the nationwide spike driven by the highly contagious omicron variant. Still, the surge is casting uncertainty over a semester many had hoped would be the closest to normal since the start of the pandemic. "I'm a junior, but about half my schooling experience has been online," said Maynard, 20, of Ellicott City, Maryland."You lose so much of what makes the school the school."
As for the mid-January target date for resuming in-person learning, Goldman said officials"recognize there's some possibility that it won't be possible." Others are pressing ahead with in-person learning, saying the health risks are low with masks and booster shots.
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