232 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed among first-year dormitories since Sept. 16
By Sevy Van Der Werf and Eva Surovell | October 14, 202020 of the University’s 27 first-year dormitories and all Lawn residents have undergone testing.
20 of the University’s 27 first-year dormitories and all Lawn residents have undergone testing.
The announcement comes less than a week before the deadline to drop a class, and students must decide to opt into the CR/GC/NC system about a month before final exams.
Last week, 1,168 COVID-19 tests were performed on student-athletes between Sept. 21 and Sept. 27, comprising 26 percent of the 4,488 tests performed in the Thomas Jefferson Health District in the same time period.
Ryan said that the University will consider implementing additional regulations on Lawn residents before the next academic year and before the next class of students moves onto the Lawn.
Ryan said that the University has already issued interim suspensions to multiple students who have not complied with public health guidelines and warned that the University will be “more vigilant moving forward.”
According to a new policy, students are not allowed to record Zoom sessions — for any reason — unless they have been given written permission by the instructor and all participants have been notified that they will be recorded.
Echols and Kellogg are the fourth dorms to undergo mandatory testing in the last 48 hours.
University leadership condemned the incident in a U.Va.-wide email sent Tuesday.
University President Jim Ryan described the University's reopening as "so far, so good."
The Board of Visitors approved resolutions to remove the George Rogers Clark statue, contextualize the statue of Thomas Jefferson in front of the Rotunda, rededicate or remove the Whispering Wall, rename the Curry School and rename Withers-Brown Hall.
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