PITTSBURGH — Eight University of Pittsburgh students are banned from campus for not abiding by the university's COVID-19 restrictions and putting others in danger.
The students violated the safety and health guidelines that are meant to protect students from the coronavirus, according to a university spokesperson.
Those guidelines include, but aren’t limited to, practicing social distancing, wearing masks and not hosting major parties or gatherings
It’s not clear if those students were members of sororities and fraternities or exactly what they did wrong.
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Pitt also just announced nine sororities and fraternities are on interim suspension.
The eight students who violated policy are still allowed to take classes remotely, but can not be on campus or use university facilities.
Students said this is not a reflection of everyone.
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“Unfortunately it’s not safe, so I mean I think that this is the University saying we are not going to allow for people’s health to be put at risk. Like just to go in a building, I have to swipe my card and have a thermal scan done. They’re trying to show us this is serious,” said Pitt law student Jasmin Randolph-Taylor.
Pitt’s Dean of Students Kenyon Bonner weighed in saying in part, “Despite compliance by most of our student body, however, we have had a concerning number of reports about off-campus large gatherings and parties where students are not physical distancing or wearing face coverings, as well as on-campus outdoor gatherings where too many people are not following physical distancing guidelines.”
Pitt says they will continue to monitor the situation both on and off campus.
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