North Carolina State University abruptly terminated personal instruction for its undergraduate students only weeks into the fall semester after an outbreak in coronavirus cases was returned to large, off-campus parties.
As of Wednesday, the school reported that more than 500 students were in quarantine and isolation, mostly off-campus. The students themselves have tested positive or have been in contact with someone who has.
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“Fighting the spread of COVID-19 is a challenging endeavor, even if everyone is taking security measures,” said Randy Woodson, chancellor of North Carolina State University. “Unfortunately, the actions of a few are endangering the health and safety of the larger community.”
North Carolina State University Campus in Raleigh (iStock)
Within a two-day span, officials discovered three COVID-19 clusters originating from off-campus and Greek Village Houses “that can be traced back to parties and behavior outside our community norms and the governor’s mandates,” Woodson said.
In particular, he said, the university has suffered “significant infections in Greek life” and that several Greek houses are in quarantine due to a number of positive cases.
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While the majority of the school’s courses were already online prior to the announcement, officials say the remaining personal and hybrid classes will move to instruction only online for the remainder of the fall semester.
Graduate courses and clinical training can continue in person in person or in a hybrid format, however, and the university’s research laboratories will also remain fully operational. University campus housing will also remain open.
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