Mask mandate at all KY public universities and campuses

Mask mandate at all KY public universities and campuses

PUBLIC COLLEGESAND UNIVERSITIESWILL REQUIRESTUDENTS ANDSTAFF TO WEARMASKS IN ALLCAMPUS BUILDINGSTHIS FALL.LARRYTHAT NEWS COMINGTODAY IN A JOINTSTATEMENT FROMTHE COUNCIL ONPOST-SECONDARYEDUCATION.IT WAS SIGNED BYALL THEPRESIDENTS.THAT INCLUDES THEUNIVERSITY OFKENTUCKY.EVENING EDITION'SCHRISTIANA FORDHAS REACTION FROMCAMPUS.ON THE UNIVERSITYOF KENTUCKY'SCAMPUS..

STUDENTSARE ALREADYSETTLING IN FORTHE NEW SCHOOLYEAR.AND REACTING TOTHE NEWS THAT INJUST A FEW DAYSTHEY'LL HAVE TOWEAR MASKS AGAIN."I KNEW IT WASCOMING""PEOPLE WHO AREOUR AGE AND AREUNVACCINATED AREINBG MOSTAFFECTED BY THEDELTA VARIANT.WE'RE THE ONE'SGETTING SENT TOTHE HOSPITALSSO."AN OBSERVATION ALLFOUR YEAR PUBLICUNIVERSITIES INKENTUCKY ARETAKING INTOCONSIDERATION ASCASES FUELED BYTHE DELTA VARIANTCONINTUE TOSURGE.THEY ARE NOW ALLREQUIRING MASKSINDOORS IN ALLARSHED SPACES,REGARLESS OFVACCINATIONSTATUS."LOOKING AT ALLTHAT LOOKING ATTHE DATA, LOOKINGAT WHAT'SHAPPENING WITHTHE VIRUS.

WEFEEL LIKE AT THISPARTICULARMOMENT, ADDINGTHE MASK ADDINGMANDATORYMASKING FOR ALLMEMBERS OF OURCAMPUSIRRESPECTIVE OFTHEIR VACCINATIONSTUTAS ISANOTHER LAYER OFPROTECTION, YOUCAN ADD RIGHTNOW.BUT NOT ALLSTUDENTS THINK IT'SNECCESARY.ESPECIALLY WITHMORE THANSEVENTY PERCENTOF THE CAMPUSCOMMUNITYVACCINATED."IT IS FRUSTRATINGTO SEE, TO KIND OFBE FORCED UPONEVERYONE ANDPEOPLE WHO MAYOTN BE IN THATVULNERABLEPOSITION"THE UNIVERSITYSAYS ENFORCEMENTIS MAINLY ON THEHONOR SYSTEM.BUT AS AN R-A JOSTWILL BE INCHARGING OFMAKING SUREPEOPLE FOLLOWTHE NEW LERUS INCOMFORT OF THEIRDORMS."ESPECIALLY SINCEWE GOT INTO THISLIKE TASTE OFFREEDOM.

BUT ITHINK WE HAVE TOAND I THINK WEHAVE TO BE THEONES TO HELPENFORCE THAT"UNVACCINATEDSTUDENTS WILLHAVE TO BESTETED REGUARLYUNTIL THEY CANPROVE THATTHEY'REVACCINATED .

THEUNERSIIVTY ISALSO CONSIDERINGMANDATORYVACCINATIONS FORFACULTY ANDSTAFF.

INLEXINGTON,CHRISTIANA FORD,LEX 18 NEWS"