Survey: College leaders fear students won’t follow social distancing guidelines – Education Dive
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Dive Brief:
- Roughly three-quarters of college leaders surveyed said their greatest concern about maintaining social distancing is that students won’t follow guidelines in campus housing.
- Consultant EAB polled 69 college administrators. It found more than half (57%) were concerned about enforcing social distancing measures in campus common areas. About an equal share (52%) were worried students wouldn’t follow safety measures off campus.
- College leaders are scrambling over the summer to prepare campuses to reopen in the fall. But there’s still “little consensus” among institutions about how they will enforce policies meant to stem the virus’s spread, the report notes.
Dive Insight:
Although their plans vary, colleges are using several common tactics to promote social distancing on campus this fall. Ninety-three percent of colleges will be using floor markers to help students remain six feet apart, and 79% are using social media to raise awareness of safety guidelines, EAB found.
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