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CLASSES WILL INSTEAD BE DONE REMOTELY. RICK: WLKY’S DREW GARDNER HAS REACTION FROM STUDENTS AT I.U. SOUTHEAST IN NEW ALBANY. DREW: IT WAS A NORMAL AFTERNOON AT I.U. SOUTHEAST’S CAMPUS, BUT SOON ONE THING WILL BE NOTICEABLY MISSING, THE STUDENTS. IN-PERSON CLASSES ARE BEING SUSPENDED FOR THE TWO WEEKS FOLLOWING SPRING BREAK DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS. >> I WAS SHOCKED, BUT APPRECIATIVE OF THE TWO WEEK FREEBIE. >> HONESTLY I FELT LIKE PEOPLE WERE KIND OF OVERREACTING. I KNOW THAT SOUNDS TERRIBLE, BECAUSE WE NEED TO BE REALLY SAFE DREW: IU SOUTHEAST’S CHANCELLOR, DR. RAY WALLACE SAID IN STATEMENT, IU’S FIRST PRIORITY IS TO PROTECT ALL MEMBERS OF THE IU COMMUNITY. THE MEASURES ANNOUNCED TODAY ARE BASED ON THE BEST INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO US AND THEY FOLLOW THE GUIDANCE AND ADVICE OF FEDERAL HEALTH OFFICIALS, STATE AND LOCAL HEALTH AND HOSPITAL OFFICIALS AND IU’S OWN INTERNAL RESOURCE CLASSES ON ALL I.U. CAMPUS’S WILL INSTEAD BE TAUGHT REMOTELY. >> INSTEAD OF DOING FACE TO FACE IT WILL BE ONLINE ASSIGNMENTS, ONLINE CURRICULUM, SO IT’S NOT A FREEBIE. >> I DON’T THINK THAT MOST OF THE CLASSES WILL BE AFFECTED. HONESTLY, I THINK THINGS WILL WORK OUT PRETTY WELL. DREW: EVEN THOUGH CLASSES WON’T BE TAKING PLACE HERE, THE CAMPUS WILL REMAIN OPEN TO STUDENTS STAFF, AND FACULTY. THAT INCLUDES LODGING, DINING AND LIBRARY SERVICES. WHILE MOST STUDENTS ON CAMPUS KNOW THE THREAT TO THEM IS LOW, THEY SAY THEY UNDERSTAND WHY THESE EXTREME STEPS ARE BEING TAKEN. >> IT’S MORE TOWARDS THE OLDER FACULTY GUYS INSTEAD OF THE YOUNGER STUDENTS SO JUST KEEPING THOSE GUYS SAFE IS WHAT WE’RE REALLY WORRIED ABOUT. DREW: FOR NOW, CLASSES WILL CONTINUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK, BUT THE SCHOOL SAYS TO

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Indiana University has announced it will suspend classroom teaching at all campuses for two weeks after spring break.According to a news release from the university, the move is in "response to the rapidly changing situation with the novel coronavirus." Following spring break, which is from March 15-22, IU students will be taught through online courses.Students on the IU Southeast campus in New Albany reacted to the news Tuesday evening."I was shocked, but appreciative of the two week freebie," Stephanie Clark said. Not everyone agreed the changes were warranted."Honestly I felt like people were kind of overreacting. I know that sounds terrible because we need to be really safe," Haley Williams said. To date, no known cases of COVID-19 have been identified on any IU campus. However, university officials said two IU students have self-reported presumptively positive tests for the virus after visiting a CDC-designated Level 3 country while studying abroad. Those students have not returned to campus.University-affiliated domestic travel outside Indiana is suspended through April 5. While IU campuses will not be officially closed during the two-week time period, officials say some services may be limited due to adjusted staffing levels.Click here to read the letter from the president.As of Tuesday, there are six confirmed cases of coronavirus throughout Indiana. Berea College in central Kentucky opted to cancel the rest of its semester to prevent the spread of the virus.