As more colleges/universities are announcing that they "plan to" hold in-person classes in the fall, I think we all need to reckon with this honestly:

students, faculty, staff, and our families and communities will die because of this decision

#NotWorthDying #VirtualFall2020 https://twitter.com/IBJIYONGI/status/1259513685095124994">https://twitter.com/IBJIYONGI...

There are many details that would need to be worked out for an in-person campus to not turn into the death traps that we have seen prisons and nursing homes become.

Have we really solved ALL the details? CAN we?

Here are some questions: http://theiblblog.blogspot.com/2020/04/a-case-for-virtual-fall-term-2020-and.html">https://theiblblog.blogspot.com/2020/04/a...

Read that whole set of questions.

Will you test all students when they arrive on campus? Quarantine them for two weeks? Will they be allowed to leave campus? Can they visit sick family members? If so, will you quarantine or test them again? How? If not, can you really stop them?

Can you really social distance in an indoor classroom? Is 6ft enough? Does it depend on the HVAC system / flow? Do we know, and what if we& #39;re wrong? https://www.businessinsider.com/south-korean-call-center-covid-19-outbreak-seating-chart-2020-4">https://www.businessinsider.com/south-kor...

WHEN students / teachers / staff / community members start getting sick and dying

is that a good learning environment for our students? Part of effective learning is feeling safe.

Even if all you care about is effective teaching / learning, isn& #39;t #VirtualFall2020 still better?

There& #39;s an increasing effort for rich white America to believe that we can go back to business as usual:

"To restrict the freedom of white Americans, just because nonwhite Americans are dying, is an egregious violation of the racial contract." https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/05/americas-racial-contract-showing/611389/">https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/arc...

We at PWIs often fall for this trap. Let& #39;s see it for what it is this time and protect the lives of our full campus communities - students, staff, faculty, and local community.

#NotWorthDying #VirtualFall2020