Queen’s University students returned to the classroom this week
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Queen's University welcomed students back into the classroom on Monday after adding new precautions.
It’s back to the classroom for most Queen students this week.
In-person classes started on Monday, and according to the university, the vast majority — some thousands of students — have returned to in-person learning.
“I know for a lot of people it was a real struggle to try and keep focus and keep on top of things with everything being online, especially assignments,” said first-year student Alexandera Morrin.
“I think we are all happy to be back in person.”
On Dec. 16, classes were moved to remote delivery. The decision to halt in-person classes was made after hundreds of COVID-19 cases were linked to the university. Between late November and mid-December, there were around 500 positive cases linked to Queen’s.
When the school announced that in-person classes would be resuming at the end of February, it warned students that most didn’t have the option of continuing online.
“The majority of classes that are scheduled to return to in-person delivery in February do not have hybrid delivery options,” the University said in a statement.
“Students currently enrolled in courses that are scheduled to transition to on-campus delivery will need to access those courses in-person. Students in the Faculty of Arts and Science who can’t travel back to campus for the remainder of winter term are encouraged to explore their options for online/ remote classes.”
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