Georgia Professor Quits During Class After Student Defies His Mask Policy

The University of Georgia professor reportedly informed the student he had underlying health conditions and could die from COVID-19.

A University of Georgia professor resigned during a class on Tuesday after a student refused to properly wear a mask, according to the college’s student newspaper The Red & Black. Irwin Bernstein, an 88-year-old retiree-rehire professor, had reportedly asked students in his psychology class to follow a “no mask, no class” policy, which was written on a sign at the front of the room. During the second class of the semester, an unnamed student who arrived unmasked was asked by Bernstein to collect one from the advising office, another student in the class told The Red & Black. When she was instead offered a disposable mask from another student, she put it on but did not cover her nose.