UMR preps for the second half of the semester

Coronavirus families of many college students won't see their children this thanksgiving.

Kimt news three's mary peters tells us how the university of minnesota rochester gave students a chance to make sure they were healthy before making the trip home.

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"* yes, the chancellor tells me it's important to keep loved ones back at home safe.

The university of minnesota rochester has many guidelines in place while their students are on campus.

The school has minimized class sizes and required masks... just a few of many examples.

The chancellor tells me they have no documentation of transmissions in their academic setting.

Students could get the saliva test and then self?

"* quarantie until their departure.

We really want to keep those loved ones safe.

It's part of why we planned that thanksgiving would be a demarcation point where all course work would become virtual.

The chancellor tells me the rest of the semester will be virtual, so students can stay at home and finish their classes.

Live in the university of minnesota rochester says it hopes to continue the low number of cases into the