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Students at the University of Texas at Austin are demanding more protections against COVID-19, The Austin American-Statesman reported.
Members of the UT Student Government and other student groups are circulating a petition that asks the university to add face-mask dispensers in all buildings and provide at-home COVID-19 testing kits for all students.
“Students have been presented with various obstacles from the new variant, from managing their health to facing heightened levels of financial and emotional insecurities; the decision to resume campus operations is reckless at best and life-threatening at worst,” the petition states. “While the Omicron variant is often perceived as a ‘mild’ threat for everyone, that is simply untrue.”
The university pointed to this statement in response: “The university’s decision to resume in-person learning was made with careful deliberation and input from our public health leaders and COVID-19 researchers—by members of our community for members of our community. We believe we can return safely, as we have in past semesters, and that the in-person academic and social experience will deliver the best educational outcomes while nurturing your well-being.”
