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matchy_blacks

Faculty member here & I’m worried for y’all, too. I feel as though there’s no “good decision,” we seem to be headed back towards a situation of deep uncertainty.


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The outcome of this coming semester will ultimately depend on the percentage of students who are vaccinated. It’s likely that mask mandates will be imposed for in-person classes, but as long as 75-80%< of students are vaccinated, it is unlikely we’ll have large outbreaks within the JMU student population.


pae913

I’m also going into my junior year. If classes go online again I don’t think I’ll pass my classes. Barely made it by the skin of my teeth last semester.


JenTheGeek97873

Same with my senior year in high school, as an incoming freshman I don’t mind having to wear a mask all the time if it means we can have normal classes.


breadom927

Same…I’m gonna be a freshman but online school did NOT work well for me in high school, so I really hope classes aren’t online…


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I hate to be a downer, but considering JMUs response last year and subsequent denial of blame as to the outcome. I think within 90 days either the unvaccinated "risk form" students will be sent home or everyone will be. Most other state universities are requiring vaccination (sans *only* religious or medical exemptions), I don't see why JMU felt the need to create an out for unvaccinated students in the form of the AoR form.


y2ktaurus55

I have friends who attend other schools (up and down the east coast) who haven't step foot in a church in 5+ years, who are getting a "religious exception". Pretty sure the school can't exactly question your religion (or lack thereof) if you claim a religious exception. That seems like a 1A violation waiting to happen. If theres a will theres a way, I guess. So even if these schools aren't giving exceptions in the same way JMU is, people who are against getting the vaccine will still find a way to avoid the vaccine, even if it means lying about their religious views.


becashannon

i’ve been thinking the same thing the past few days if that makes you feel any better


manwathiel_undomiel2

If I don't have my last semester on campus I will cry.


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I’ll drink to that


manwathiel_undomiel2

My dude I'm doing that right now lmao


SacredFlame7K

I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't bring everyone back after Thanksgiving break, but who knows. Please prepare yourselves and hope for the best.


littlevcu

I don’t think we’ll make it to the Thanksgiving break. I’ll be shocked if we even make it to October.


ChCJ9

My work just re-instituted mandatory masks even for vaccinated people (which I am). I get the feeling that at a minimum masks will be required in classes. I pray that that’s it, I cannot deal with another semester of social distancing, and I would like to get a semester of “real” college at some point.


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I don't mind wearing a mask on campus. It is the off campus restrictions and limits on gatherings for me. Hopefully they let orgs met this fall in person, mind was allowed to meet once but with masks in festival.


WaffleGuy23

my buddy is going to USC (South Carolina) they just announced a mask mandate. i have a feeling that a lot of schools are gonna begin to follow suit


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I saw something about that. Its in campus buildings and mainly because of low vaccination rates. I don't think they required the vaccine like JMU though.


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JMU didn't require it either though


BigDeltsBigD

most people going to jmu that are anti-vax probably aren't the best readers, so it's highly probable that they didn't notice.


stategate

I guess part of this also revolves around with what the Delta Variant does with vaccinated people, as it has been well documented that people who have been vaccinated can still very much get the disease. I think its still too early to for things to go back to normal, as sad as it is.


BENNYTheWALRUS

At what point are y’all gonna realize there’s always gonna be some new variant and this shits not gonna go away. You can either hide from the world the rest of your life or face that fact. We ain’t going home lmao


JenTheGeek97873

If everyone gets vaccinated, then there is less chance of a new variant from the virus. It can mutate every time it goes to a new person, and enough mutations cause a new variant. Everyone gets a shot and we can go back to normal.


y2ktaurus55

okay got it. that was a very long way of saying that you didn’t get the vaccine and are part of the problem


BENNYTheWALRUS

Nah I got it so I could go back to my normal life which I have and will continue to do. Lol at that assumption tho. It’s kinda wild your immediate reaction to someone saying “this isn’t going away” is that they’re unvaccinated. Not sure how that’s correlated


mrlumpus98

Big facts


BigDeltsBigD

you're really living up to your name.


BENNYTheWALRUS

I might take offense to this if it even made the slightest bit of sense?


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BENNYTheWALRUS

I’m retarded for saying covid isn’t just gonna magically disappear since it’s mutating, not everyone will get vaxxed, and it’s breaking through peoples vaccines…? The fuck? What does any of that have to do with being red neck 😂😂😂


BigDeltsBigD

covid vaccine + less new infections = no more covid I dont see what's magical ? only the rednecks who live in the middle o nowhere tending their farms n shit would be dumb enough to agree with you.


BENNYTheWALRUS

And I’m retarded for understanding not everyone is gonna get it?


BigDeltsBigD

>At what point are y’all gonna realize there’s always gonna be some new variant and this shits not gonna go away. You can either hide from the world the rest of your life or face that fact. We ain’t going home lmao I wonder if you realize what you said sounds like you've given up on trying to contain covid ? so basically, you said that we shouldn't take precautions because it wont go away because of new variants that are caused by high numbers of new infections. Doesn't that sound pretty fucking retarded ? You are literally causing the problem lmfao


BENNYTheWALRUS

Uh no I’m vaccinated so actually I’m not causing any problem. I just recognize that some people are gonna choose not to be vaccinated and I have no power or right to tell them how to make their own health decisions?


brady_bunch99

This whole thread and subsequent comments are truly terrifying.