Part 2: Suspensions following increase in Coronavirus cases at FGCU

Part 2: Suspensions following increase in Coronavirus cases at FGCU

The university has reported just under 100 cases of the virus, since the semester began last month.

The number of campus-related cases started increasing last week.

AVOID THE AREA... WE ARE WORKINTO GET MORE INFORMATION...(AD LIBCAMPUS-RELATED coronavirus CASESHAVE STARTED TO INCREASE AT afaster rate at F-G-C-THIS GRAPH SHOWS HOW THE DAILYCOUNT HAS GONE UP, ALMOST DAILINCE SEPTEMBER 14TH.

THE ONLYDAY WITHOUT A REPORT WAS LASTSUNDAY.LAST NIGHT, THE UNIVERSITYANNOUNCED IT’S TAKINGDISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST SOMEORGANIZATIONS AND STUDENTJESSICA ALPERN IS LIVE FROMCAMPUS THIS MORNING, WITH THELATEST INFORMATIONTHE UNIVERSITY SAYS THATDISCIPLINARY ACTION IS NOT ONLYTO PROTECT THOSE ON CAMPUS, BUTTHOSE IN THE GREATER COMMUNITY.THE NUMBER OF CAMPUS-RELATEDSTUDENT CASES STARTED INCREASINGLAST WEEKTHE UNIVERSITY BELIEVES THE RISEPARTLY RELATED TO THE LABOR DAYHOLIDAY WEEKEND.FOLLOWING REPORTSOF OFF-CAMPUSPARTIES AND GATHERINGS... IT’SSUSPENDED TWO FRATERNITIES.A SORORITY HAS ALSO BEEN PLACEDON IMMEDIATE INTERIM SUSPENSION.AND A SMALL NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALSTUDENTS HAVE ALSO BEEN PLACEDON DISCIPLINARY PROBATIONTHE UNIVERSITY SAYS ADDITIONALCASES ARE IN THE CONDUCT PROCESSAS WELL.PRESIDENT MIKE MARTIN SHAREDTHIS MESSAGE IN REGARD TO THEDISCIPLINARY ACTION...VIZ:(Headline: FGCU StatementAttribution: President MikeMartin)"We are living through anunprecedented, deadly globalpandemic.

To keep everyoneliving, everyone must do theipart, which includes makingsacrifices."ON MONDAY, F-G-C-U ALSO STARTEDREQUIRING STUDENTS TO SHOW PROFFTHAT THEY’VE BEEN CLEARED BY ADAILY HEALTH SCREENING APP,BEFORE STEPPING FOOT ON CAMPUS.IT MADE THE CHANGE BECAUSESTUDENT-PARTICIPATION WAS LOW.AND THE INFORMATION IS CRUCIALWHEN IT COMES TO IDENTIFYINGSICK OR EXPOSED STUDENTS,GETTING THEM THE CARE THEYNEED... AND REDUCING SPREAD OFTHE VIRUS.OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS... THEUNIVERSITY SAYS IT’S SEEN AINCREASE IN USAGE BYAPPROXIMATELY ONE-THOUSAND MORESTUDENTS EACH DAY.THE UNIVERISTY SAYS THAT NUMBERSTILL NEEDS TO IMPROVE.IT’LL CONTINUE TO R