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  • OF A COLD, THE FLU OR COVID-19

  • DON:

  • AMHERST COLLEGE ANNOUNCED

  • TONIGHT - THAT IT'S MOVING TO

  • REMOTE LEARNING

  • DURING TO FEARS OF SPREADING THE

  • CORONAVIRUS.

  • 22NEWS ANCHOR CIARA SPELLER IS

  • LIVE IN AMHERST TONIGHT -

  • CIARA - THIS NEW MOVE WILL TAKE

  • AFFECT DIRECTLY AFTER SPRING

  • BREAK.

  • CIARA:

  • BEGINNING MONDAY, MARCH 23RD -

  • WHICH IS AFTER SPRING BREAK.

  • THE COLLEGE ALSO SAID IT'S

  • CANCELLING CLASSES THURSDAY AND

  • FRIDAY OF THIS

  • WEEK.

  • ALL THIS DUE TO FEARS OVER THE

  • SPREAD OF COVID-19.

  • ON ITS WEBSITE TONIGHT - THE

  • COLLEGE'S PRESIDENT BIDDY MARTIN

  • SAID

  • THERE ARE NO REPORTED CASES OF

  • CORONAVIRUS ON CAMPUS, BUT THEY

  • UNDERSTAND THAT MANY STUDENTS

  • WILL TRAVEL DURING SPRING BREAK

  • - AND

  • QUOTE - "NO MATTER HOW HARD WE

  • TRY TO DISCOURAGE IT. THE RISK

  • OF HAVING

  • HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE RETURN FROM

  • THEIR TRAVELS TO THE CAMPUS IS

  • TOO GREAT.

  • SHE WENT ON TO SAY - "THE BEST

  • TIME TO ACT IN WAYS THAT SLOW

  • THE SPREAD OF THE

  • VIRUS IS NOW.

  • SHOULD I TAKE MY PERSONAL

  • BELONGINGS? WHAT IF I CANNOT

  • TAKE THEM

  • ALL?

  • BECAUSE THE DURATION OF THIS

  • DISRUPTION IS UNCLEAR, WE

  • ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO TAKE AS

  • MANY OF THEIR BELONGINGS AS

  • POSSIBLE, PARTICULARLY THE ITEMS

  • AND MATERIALS THEY NEED TO

  • CONTINUE THEIR STUDIES REMOTELY

  • AFTER THE BREAK. A SUBSEQUENT

  • NOTICE TO STUDENTS WILL PROVIDE

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT PACKING

  • AND MOVING SUPPORT.

  • WILL THE COLLEGE BE CLOSED?

  • OUR CAMPUS WILL CONTINUE TO

  • OPERATE DURING THIS PERIOD. THE

  • WORK OF EDUCATING OUR STUDENTS

  • AND CARING FOR THOSE WHO REMAIN

  • ON CAMPUS WILL CONTINUE WITHOUT

  • INTERRUPTION. THEREFORE, FACULTY

  • AND STAFF ARE EXPECTED TO DO

  • THEIR WORK AS USUAL WHILE

  • FOLLOWING THE HEALTH PROTOCOLS

  • THE COLLEGE HAS ALREADY PUT IN

  • PLACE, BASED ON CENTERS FOR

  • DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

  • GUIDELINES. WHERE CAN I GET MORE

  • INFORMATION, OR ASK ADDITIONAL

  • QUESTIONS? PLEASE CHECK YOUR

  • EMAIL AND THE COLLEGE'S COVID-19

  • WEBSITE FOR UPDATES AND MORE

  • INFORMATION. FOR QUESTIONS THAT

  • ARE NOT ANSWERED ON THE WEBSITE,

  • STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF AND

  • FAMILIES CAN EMAIL COVID19-

  • INFO@AMHERST.EDU. FROM NOON

  • UNTIL 8 P.M. EASTERN TIME

  • TOMORROW, MARCH 10, STAFF WILL

  • BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER YOUR

  • QUESTIONS AT 413-542-2919.

  • DON:

OF A COLD, THE FLU OR COVID-19

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