A bombshell report from the New York Times has suggested that almost a dozen students at Virginia’s Liberty University have come down with coronavirus-like symptoms after Jerry Falwell Jr decided to allow students back into Liberty campus dorms.
As of last week, around 1,900 students had ventured back to campus on the orders of Falwell, despite the rampant spread of COVID-19 and the widespread guidance to stay at home. According to the Times, at least one of the students has tested positive for the virus and a number of others are in self-isolation with symptoms.
Falwell’s decision to keep Liberty’s doors open has attracted criticism from members of his own staff. “This decision runs contrary to the three other residential schools in our area that have closed their dorms, allowing only those with nowhere else to go to remain,” wrote Liberty English professor Marybeth Davis Baggett in a recent op-ed at Religion New Service. Baggett noted that university staff are “expected to hold office hours and welcome students for face-to-face interaction” despite the viral outbreak.
As for the latest NYT report, Falwell insisted that the paper was lying about the extent of infections amongst his students.
“The Times attributed this erroneous conclusion about 12 students with symptoms to a local doctor who has consulted with Liberty,”…
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