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TUHSD classrooms closed through spring break | News
The Tolleson Union High School District governing board voted last week to extend online—learning only through spring break, meaning classrooms will remain empty until the third week of March. TUHSD schools in Avondale, Glendale and Tolleson include Copper Canyon, La Joya Community, Sierra Linda, Tolleson Union, University, West Point and Westview high schools A letter …
Ball State To Offer Weekday “Study Days” Instead Of Spring Break To Students
Ball State University wants to give students a break during the spring semester. But with COVID-19’s spread, many schools have canceled a traditional spring break. As IPR’s Stephanie Wiechmann reports, Ball State has come up with another solution. Ball State University students will return to campus on January 19. And instead of a week-long spring …
University of Wyoming close to reinstating spring break
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) – A new proposal by the University of Wyoming’s administration would reinstate a spring break that was previously canceled. University President Ed Seidel told the Board of Trustees Wednesday that the new schedule would rearrange scheduling for the spring semester and allow for a spring break from March 31 to April 4. Students would then resume classes …
COVID-19 concerns prompt cancelation of ISU spring break
NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Illinois State University students won’t be getting a spring break next year after all because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. A couple of months after saying that the students at the campus in Normal would have be getting a break in the spring 2021 semester, ISU President Larry Dietz sent out …
ISU cancels spring break amid pandemic
NORMAL (WEEK) — Illinois State University’s president announced Thursday there will be no spring break in the spring 2021 semester. The decision to cancel the break comes from a public health concern amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “There is much concern regarding the safety of travel during the Spring Break period and the strong possibility that …
Spring break cancellations spark mental health concerns for college students
San Diego State University this week became the latest in a string of four-year institutions across the country to cancel spring break because of Covid-19 safety concerns. Colleges and universities are altering their 2021 calendars in an effort to curtail travel and avoid the packed beaches and parties of last year as coronavirus cases surge. …
SDSU students in uproar after faculty cancels spring break
San Diego State University students showed a can-do spirit when they were told to quickly move out of their dorms last March due to the coronavirus. They grudgingly said OK when they learned that most of their classes were being shifted online. And they complained in a respectful way when commencement was postponed in May, …
Some Texas college students will not get spring break in 2021
Spring break is canceled for some universities across Texas. Study abroad may be limited too. AUSTIN, Texas — Many college students in Texas will have more time for the holidays, but it comes at a cost: Spring break is canceled or reduced for some students. Texas Tech University will reduce from a full week to …
SDSU Students Push Back Against School’s Decision to Cancel Spring Break 2021 – NBC 7 San Diego
A handful of San Diego State University students showed up on campus Wednesday to protest a decision from the university to cancel Spring Break for the 2021 school year. Megan Allphin, a Sophomore in the College of Health and Human Services and the organizer of the protest, said Spring Break is necessary for the mental …
SDSU Considers Canceling Spring Break to Avoid COVID-19 Surge – NBC 7 San Diego
San Diego State University officials are considering canceling spring break during the 2021 semester in order to prevent a surge in cases from inevitable travel and mingling. The proposal, set to be considered by the SDSU Senate on Tuesday, would give students four “rest and recovery” days interspersed throughout the Spring 2021 semester instead of …
