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NC State students return to campus for spring semester
Students were sent home early last Spring as the number of campus cases continued to rise. Now university officials say they have a plan in place to "protect the pack."
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Students were sent home early last Spring as the number of campus cases continued to rise. Now university officials say they have a plan in place to "protect the pack."
THE LOW 50s. 60 THIS AFTERNOON, UNDER MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES.>>> NC STATE HAS A CLUSTER BEFORE THE SPRING SEMESTER BEGINS. THE SECOND COVID-19 CLUSTER THIS WEEK AT A UNIVERSITY. STUDENTS ARE STARTING THE SEMESTER, WHEN WE ARE AT THE PEAK OF THE VIRUS. KASEY CUNNINGHAM JOINS US FROM NC STATE. SOME STUDENTS WILL COME BACK TODAY, AND WALKING INTO THE EXISTING CLUSTER. >> Reporter: AND BEFORE THEY GET BACK, THEY WILL NEED TO HAVE A COVID-19 TEST, AND ROOF, BEFORE MOVING BACK TO CAMPUS. STUDENTS WHO LIVE IN THE GREEK VILLAGE CAN START TO MOVE BACK TODAY. THEY WILL HAVE TO GET TESTED WEEKLY, AFTER HIGH NUMBER OF BUSTERS LAST SEMESTER. AT 11 LAST NIGHT, THE UNIVERSITY REPORTED A CLUSTER. WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION OTHER THAN A INVOLVED ATHLETICS. ONE SORORITY HOUSE HAD 28 CASES AT THE END OF SUMMER, IN AUGUST, OTHER GREEK LIKE HOUSES HAD CLUSTERS. STUDENTS WERE SENT HOME LAST YEAR AS CASES ROSE. OFFICIALS DO HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE TO PROTECT THE PACK. ANY STUDENT RETURNING BACK TO CAMPUS HAS TO HAVE PROOF OF THIS NEGATIVE COVID-19 TEST. ALL ON-CAMPUS STUDENTS CAN COME BACK ON SATURDAY AND IN PERSON CLASSES START TUESDAY. >>> >>> UNC CHAPEL HILL SAYS PEOPLE HAVE A CLUSTER ON CAMPUS. STUDENTS ON CAMPUS IN CARMICHAEL RESIDENCE HALL SAYS THEY HAVE BEEN DEEP CLEANED IN ADDITION TO THE ALREADY STRICT CLEANING PROTOCOLS IN PLACE. THE STUDENTS TESTING POSITIVE ARE IN ISOLATION. OFFICIALS SAY THEY'RE WORKING WITH ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO IDENTIFY ANY OTHER POTENTIAL EXPOSURES. >> WE NEED TO REEVALUATE OUR PLAN AND SEE WHETHER OR NOT THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION WE THINK WE ARE GETTING IN PERSON IS WORTH THE RISK OF EVERYONE SAFETY AND HEALTH. >> MORE THAN 1400 STUDENTS HAVE MOVING APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED