Weekly Compliance Report: October 2
Weekly Compliance Report: October 2
Daily means daily for symptom attestations, says the dean of students
One month into the fall semester, with Boston University students back in classes, remotely or in person, there is one persistent behavioral problem the Dean of Students office wants to fix: if you are a student at BU amidst this COVID-19 pandemic, every day you are required to submit your health symptoms. Between September 25 and October 1, there were 8,541 incidents of students not fulfilling their attestation obligation.
“Daily means every day,” says Kenneth Elmore (Wheelock’87), associate provost and dean of students. “We want to get it into folks’ heads that no matter where you are, day after day, as long as you are a student at Boston University, you have to do a symptoms survey and attestation.”
A few other notable numbers from the past week were 13 off-campus and 4 on-campus gatherings, 132 instances of students failing to comply with their coronavirus testing schedule, and 245 students who had their Terrier ID and Wi-Fi deactivated because of repeated issues of noncompliance. (One note: this week’s numbers do not include last weekend’s outdoor beer party on West Campus, as that investigation was not entirely resolved.)
| Current # | Last Week # | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 8,541 | Warnings issued for not submitting daily attestations | |
| 132 | Warnings issued for missing or failing to schedule COVID-19 tests | |
| 11 | Reports of noncompliance with face coverings | |
| 8 | Reports of students not social distancing in public | |
| 4 | Reports of on-campus gatherings without face coverings | |
| 13 | Reports of off-campus gatherings without face coverings | |
| 0 | Students disciplined (meaning one more citation and they are suspended) | |
| 2 | Isolation/quarantine housing violations | |
| 3 | Guest violations | |
| October 2 |
Covid Compliance Numbers
October 2
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