MADISON, WI (Wisconsin Radio Network-WSAU) – Some Madison-area elected officials raising concerns about the University of Wisconsin’s reopening plan. They say having students and staff on-campus makes it a certainty that COVID-19 cases will increase.
Move-in to campus dorms begins Tuesday.
A letter sent Monday to Chancellor Rebecca Blank and Public Health Madison and Dane County Director Janel Heinrich raises concerns of an “inevitable outbreak” among students, and requests that nearly all classes move online, that most residence halls remain empty, and for public disclosure of what metrics would lead the university to cancel in-person instruction.
Signing the letter: more than a third of the 37 Dane County supervisors, nearly half of the 20-member Madison Common Council, and three of the Madison School Board’s seven members.
Other schools that have reopened have had Coronavirus and social distancing concerns. The University of North Carolina and Notre Dame had outbreaks almost immediately after students returned, and have since moved to online instruction.
