KENT, Ohio — As schools across the country begin to move students back in for the fall semester, many are raising questions as to the safety of resuming in-person classes.
On Thursday, Kent State University's Provost, Manfred van Dulmen, released a letter to students and staff, addressing the possibilities associated with COVID-19 during an on-campus semester.
"Many at the university have been working diligently for months to prepare for your safe return," Dulmen wrote, "the COVID-19 pandemic has presented numerous challenges, and we have met each one head-on while planning for future hurdles."
Dulmen hopes to assure those on-campus that plans from the administration are in place to deal with Coronavirus cases if an outbreak begins.
The provost also said that they have no definitive number that would cause a change of campus operations, but that they plan to continuously monitor cases and encourage students to adhere to the Flashes Safe Seven protocols.
"Circumstances and changes in operations may vary from campus to campus, and modifications in instruction delivery and operations will be made accordingly," Duleman said in the letter, "Every situation is different, but I want you to know that we carefully evaluate all information daily and will make decisions that are in the best interest of the safety and health of our campus community."
Duleman ended his letter with a plea to students, asking them to continue to do their part and to help stop the spread of COVID-19 in every way they can.