COVID-19, Communication and Consistency
On Nov. 6, Montclair State University’s 3,100 residential students received an email mandating the submission of a waiver prior to leaving campus. In the weeks since, residential students and student staff have begun to question the effectiveness and enforcement of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) safety policy and the university’s communication regarding such. The student waivers appeared to be based on an honor system. There were no explicitly stated repercussions for leaving campus with...