This form requires students to affirm that they have provided accurate information to the UCheck self-assessment tool and received a red screen. In practice, to receive controlled Zoom link access to their classes, a student must email the Accommodations Committee ( ) with a completed Red-Screen Accommodations Form. Many other students reported that following their request for accommodations, they did not receive a link to their synchronous lecture until at least several minutes into the class.Īccording to Associate Dean Christoper Essert’s communication to law students on July 30, the law school recognizes that some students “might need to participate remotely for short periods of time for various reasons, including, but not limited to, their own health or the health of family members.” He noted that documentation “may or may not” be required in these cases but due to the “importance of ensuring that nobody come to campus while exhibiting any COVID symptoms, anticipate documentation will not be required when such symptoms are the reason for the request.” When she emailed the law school’s Accommodations Committee, she did not receive a Zoom link until her class had already ended.
To give an example, a friend woke up feeling a bit sick and decided, for the sake of precaution, to stay home. The result is missed classes, increased health risks, and unnecessary stress during an already stressful time. Unfortunately, the administration is inadequately equipped to respond to accommodation requests in a timely manner. However, to conform to the University’s COVID-19 policies, the Faculty is required to provide students with accommodations if they are advised not to come to campus upon receiving a “red risk status” using the UCheck health screening tool.
The Faculty’s refusal to freely distribute Zoom links puts students at riskĭespite the ongoing global pandemic, the Faculty has made clear in their communications to students that in-person attendance is required.
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