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SAYING IT’S OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION. KAI: THE CALL WAS TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS ON THE SAME PAGE ON THE CORONAVIRUS THREAT AND HOW TO PROTECT STUDENTS AND STAFF ON CAMPUS. >> PEOPLE ARE NOW LIKE SELF QUARANTINING THEMSELVES IN THEIR ROOMS, BECAUSE THEY’RE SO WORRIED, SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE, OH, I MIGHT HAVE IT. KAI: SENIOR JADA STEPHENS IS RELIEVED THAT HER SCHOOL, TOWSON UNIVERSITY, DECIDED TO CLOSE FOR THE REST OF THIS WEEK LEADING INTO SPRING BREAK. A STEP THAT OTHER USM SCHOOLS ARE TAKING AS WELL AFTER CHANCELLOR JAY PERMAN ISSUED NEW GUIDANCE TUESDAY HE STRONGLY URGED UNIVERSITIES TO PREPARE FOR STUDENTS TO REMAIN OFF CAMPUS FOR AT LEAST 2 WEEKS AFTER SPRING BREAK. AND TO BE READY TO DELIVER INSTRUCTION REMOTELY. THE DECISION TO KEEP STUDENTS OFF CAMPUS AFTERPREPARE IS UP TO UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS. >> THE UNIVERSITIES ARE SHARING WITH ONE ANOTHER THEIR PLANS FOR CLASS CANCELLATIONS AND REMOTE LEARNING SO THAT EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT’S GOING ON ACROSS THE SYSTEM AND CAN BE PREPARED TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEIR OWN CONSTITUENCIES. >> UMBC IS MOVING ALL INSTRUCTION ONLINE FOR 2 WEEKS AFTER BREAK. SO IS THE UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE AND COPPIN STATE WHILE THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE AND TOWSON ARE PREPARING FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF MOVING TO ONLINE INSTRUCTION AFTER BREAK. TOWSON IS ALSO CANCELLING CLASSES FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. UMBC IS CANCELLING THURSDAY AND FRIDAY KA I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK. THOSE STUDENTS ARE BEING ASKED TO REMAIN OFF CAMPUS AFTER BREAK AS WELL, UNTIL AT LEAST APRIL 10. LIVE IN MID-TOWN TONIGHT, KAI REED, WBAL T

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As students and staff within the University System of Maryland get ready for spring break, several schools are urging them to not come back to campus once break is over because of the coronavirus.The move comes after new recommendations from the USM Chancellor Jay A. Perman. Perman made those recommendations this afternoon and explained during a conference call with the board of regents tonight. He said, "It's out of an abundance of caution."The call between Perman, executive team members and the board or regents was to make sure everyone's on the same page about the coronavirus threat and how to protect students and staff on campuses."People are now like self-quarantining themselves in their rooms because they're so worried, some people are like, 'Oh, I might have it, we're all so worried about it,'" said Towson University senior Jada Stephens. Stephens is relieved that her school, Towson, decided to close for the rest of this week leading into spring break. A step that other USM schools are taking as well. After Perman issued new guidance Tuesday, strongly urging universities to prepare for students to remain off campus for at least two weeks after spring break and to be ready to deliver instruction remotely.The decision to keep students off campus after break or to cancel classes this week to prepare is up to individual university presidents."The universities are sharing with one another their plans for class cancellations and remote learning so that everyone knows what's going on across the system and can be prepared to communicate with their own constituencies," said Perman.The USM includes the following schools:Bowie State University- Bowie State University will cancel classes on Thursday and Friday to aggressively prepare for remote teaching of all classes. Students should not plan to return to campus after spring break until April 6 -- Click HereCoppin State University- All classes moving to online for two weeks after spring break. Students are advised to not return to campus until April 6. All staff traveling outside a 75-mile radius should prepare for 14-day self-quarantine -- Click HereFrostburg State University- Classes normal this week. All classes (where possible) held online until at least April 6 -- Click HereSalisbury University- Classes canceled Thursday and Friday, online classes two weeks after Spring Break, students encouraged not to return to campus until April 4 -- Click HereTowson University- Classes canceled Wednesday-Friday this week. Preparing for possibility of online classes after spring break -- Click HereUniversity of Baltimore- All classes moving to online for two weeks after spring break -- Click HereUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore- Any classes that can support online instruction should start no later than March 23 -- Click HereUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)- Classes canceled Thursday and Friday, online classes two weeks after spring break, students encouraged not to return to campus until April 4 -- Click HereUniversity of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceUniversity of Maryland, College Park- Full week of classes after spring break canceled (March 23-29). All classes moving to online as of March 30 and continuing at least to April 10 -- Click HereUniversity of Maryland Eastern Shore- All classes moving to online for two weeks after spring break. Students asked not to return to campus until April 4 -- Click HereUniversity of Maryland Global Campus