Boise State will not require students living on campus to get COVID tested before move-in day

Boise State will not require students living on campus to get COVID tested before move-in day

Move-day at Boise State University is approaching quickly, but how does COVID-19 affect students living in the dorms this fall?

HAS ABOUT 3,000STUDENTS MOVINGINTO THE DORMSTHIS AUGUST (WHENIS THE FIRST DAY).THE ORIGINAL PLANANNOUNCED BY BSUWAS TO TEST ALL OFTHE STUDENTS WHOWILL LIVE ONCAMPUS, BUT THATPLAN HAS CHANGED..GREG HAHN - "ATTHE MOMENT,CAPACITY IN THETREASURE VALLEY ISJUST NOT THEREFOR THATASYMPTOTICTESTING."GREG HAHN - WEHAVE 3,000STUDENTS TO COMEIN A COUPLE OFWEEKS RIGHTBEFORE CAMPUS, ITJUST LOOKED LIKEWITH THECIRCUMSTANCES WEHAVE RIGHT NOW,THAT THAT WASN'TGOING TO WORK,"SO BSU IS ASKINGSTUDENTS WHO ARELIVING IN THE DORMSTHIS UPCOMINGSCHOOL YEAR TOTRY AND GET TESTEDIN THEIRHOMETOWNSBEFORE ARRIVING ONCAMPUS.GREG HAHN - "WHATWERE DOING ISTALKING TO EACHINDIVIDUAL ANDSAYING OKAY YEAHIF YOU CAN DO THAT,IF THERE'S TESTINGFOR ASYMPTOMATICIN YOUR AREA, GETTESTED BEFORE YOUCOME AND THEN YOUKNOW THAT WHENYOUR GETTING HEREWE CAN TRACK HOWTHINGS ARE MOVINGAT THAT POINT."COVID TESTING WILLNOT BE REQUIREDFOR STUDENTS, BUTBSU ENCOURAGESSTUDENTS TO STAYHOME IF THEY FEELSICK BEFORE MOVE-IN DAY.

THEY SAYSTAFF IS BEINGFLEXIBLE IN ORDERTO KEEP EVERYONESAFE.GREG HAHN - "IT'SALL ABOUT, HOW DOWE DO EVERYTHINGWE CAN TO KEEP THESTUDENTS, THEFACULTY, THE STAFF,THE VISITORS ASSAFE AS WE CANTHROUGH THISTIME,"BSU WILL HAVE ASPECIFIC AREA FORSTUDENTS TO STAY IFTHEY GET SICK.

WEWILL HAVE MORE ONTHAT LATER THISWEEK.

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