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The coronavirus has forced The College of New Jersey to cancel several fall semester sports and activities, including football, soccer and basketball.
“Unfortunately but necessarily, and consistent with our logic and actions in teaching, residential education and other operations, I have decided that for health and safety reasons we will limit the menu of activities students in person this fall at a low human density and low in-person contact or outreach activities only”, president of the TCNJ Kathryn A. Foster announced in a community letter Friday.
In addition to the three main varsity sports, Foster also listed varsity, intramural and club athletics like field hockey, wrestling, rugby, dance and cheerleading among canceled activities. Neither cross country nor tennis were among the canceled sports.
Performance sets such as musical theater and many club and organization gatherings will also be cancelled, she said.
“I know how unfortunate and deeply disappointing this is for the many artists and athletes, coaches and fans who have been looking forward to a fall season,” Foster said. “I can’t wait to be there too. Yet science on COVID-19 reveals that activities with high in-person contact or closeness have the greatest likelihood of the virus spreading widely and rapidly, a circumstance that at TCNJ could mean campus closure. We seek to resume these activities as soon as it is safe to do so. If all goes well in the fall, we may be able to allow for some performance and preparation for winter sports.
Foster also announced COVID-19-related revisions to campus life. The student will have the option of taking courses in class or virtually, for example.
She also noted changes to accommodations, restaurants, academic facilities and student support services on the university’s campus.
The letter read in full here.
The changes were announced the same day as the state “The Road Back: Education Restart and Recovery Plan” has been freed. The report was compiled by state education officials and serves as a blueprint as schools prepare for the return of the state’s 1.4 million students as the coronavirus pandemic continues.
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