JSU officials explain how social distancing will work

JSU has released its plans to reopening their campus.

SAFETY PROTOCOLS CECIL.THAT’S RIGHT ROY.THE SCHOOL IS IMPLEMENTING WHATTHEY’RE CALLING JSU SAFE, WHICHIS WHAT WHICH IS THEIR BACK TOSCHOOL PLAN.I SPOKE WITH UNIVERSITYPRESIDENT ABOUT THOSE PLANS INWHICH STUDENTS THIS FALL.JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY ISIMPLEMENTING NEW RULES ANDSAFETY MEASURES.SO STUDENTS CAN RETURN TO CAMPUSTHIS FALL THEIR PLAN CONSISTS OFOPTIONS FOR BOTH VIRTUAL ANDHYBRID CLASSES WITH IN-PERSONCLASSES AT 25 PERCENT CAPACITYTO FOLLOW SOCIAL DISTANCING ANDIF YOU CHOOSE TO STAY HOME FOROUR STUDENTS REMOTE WE’RE GOINGTO PROVIDE EDUCATIONALOPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU TO DO.SO PRESIDENT.THOMAS HUDSON SAYS DORM LIFEWILL BE DIFFERENT AS WELLSTUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO PERFORMSELF EVALUATIONS, AND THERE WILLBE TEMPERATURE SCANNING STATIONSIN EACH BUILDING.THEY’RE EVEN USING TECHNOLOGY TOHELP FIGHT THE SPREAD WE DO HAVESTEPS AVAILABLE WITH RESPECT TOQUARANTINE SPACES.WE TRY TO ISOLATE THEM AS MUCHAS POSSIBLE.WE’RE WORKING WITH A SOFTWARECOMPANY ON OUR CONTACT TRACINGAPP.SO WE WANT TO TRACE THOSESTUDENTS ISOLATE THOSEPARTICULAR INDIVIDUALS WHO MIGHTHA CONTACT WITH THEM HUDSON.IS AT THE END OF THE DAY THEIRPLAN WILL ONLY WORK AS STUDENTSAND STAFF TAKE PRECAUTION AND IFAN OUTBREAK WERE TO HAPPEN THEYSAY THEY’VE TAKEN THE STEPS TOHANDLE IT.IN THE EVENT THAT WE’RE NOT ABLETO ISOLATE IN THE EXPRESS.WE DO HAVE CONTINGENCY PLANS FORTHE CAMPUS IN THE UNLIKELY EVENTTHAT HAPPENS.AND CLASSES START AUGUST 17TH.IT’S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THATALL CAMPUS EVENTS WILL BEVIRTUAL AT LEAST FOR THE FALLSEMESTER AND THE LAST DAY OFEXAMS WILL BE NOVEMBER 21ST LIVE