With college and university students back on campus, some are arguing that this return is too soon.
BC students must rely on their fellow students to follow Covid19 guidelines to ensure staff, student and community safety.
Student Moya Joya describes what safety looks like at the University of Victoria.
“We have mandatory masks within all the lectures, and the classrooms, and they’re recommended throughout the residences. As well as we’re having to declare our vaccination records to actually even be on campus, which makes it a lot make you feel a lot safer.”
However, it’s not about the rules in place. It’s whether BC students intend to follow them
“I think the biggest concern is not necessarily what the school is doing for the covid protocols, but most of the students will listen to them.”
Public Snapchat video captures University of Victoria students partying by the thousands.
Hundreds of maskless students gathered at @uvic Sunday night.
UVic says it is “concerned about people using the campus as a place to gather in very large groups”. Videos of the scene were shared publicly on Snapchat (see below). @CityNewsVAN @NEWS1130 https://t.co/VgVgf7xdKQ pic.twitter.com/5xF6N0sc7l— Ashley Burr (@AshleyBurr_) September 6, 2021
On September 16th, Alberta universities closed campuses as the province declared a state of emergency.
Do BC universities have the same fate?