News Update

Fresno State considers moving classes online after Thanksgiving

Fresno State is considering transitioning all in-person classes to virtual instruction after the Thanksgiving holiday later this fall, though some students are calling on the campus to make the switch sooner than that, the Fresno Bee reported.

“The University is considering a number of options, if necessary, including the transition of all in-person classes to virtual after the Thanksgiving holiday,” Fresno State spokesperson Lisa Boyles Bell told the Bee. “A final decision has not been made. Any such decision will take into consideration guidance from local public health officials and from the CSU Office of the Chancellor.”

Last year, many colleges and universities across the United States opted to move fall classes online after Thanksgiving and encouraged students to stay home after the holiday rather than return to their campuses and risk spreading Covid-19.

But some students at Fresno State want campus leadership to halt in-person classes much sooner, saying they feel unsafe at the campus, according to the Bee.

“They aren’t social distancing, they aren’t providing masks nor sanitizer, they aren’t enforcing that students actually wear the masks correctly, and they aren’t contact tracing anywhere near as accurately as they should,” student Nicholas Ctibor told the Bee, referring to the behavior of on-campus students and employees.