Universities sound alarm as coronavirus cases
emerge just days into classes
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2020/08/25/college-coronavirus-cases/
Stop Campus Partying to Slow the Virus? Colleges Try but Often Fail
Stop Campus Partying to Slow the Virus? Colleges Try but Often Fail
Colleges Worried About Covid-19 Cases Tell Students to Stop Partying
Covid in the Classroom? Shhh. Some Schools Are Keeping It Quiet.
“Officials often cite privacy laws such as the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act when arguing against disclosure. Yet neither law bars public schools from releasing information about cases as long as they do not provide personal details about those who are infected, the federal education and health departments have said — and in some situations, even that might be allowed.
“School notification is an effective method of informing parents and eligible students of an illness in the school,” the Education Department wrote in March.
Schools have often abused privacy laws to hide damaging information that could expose them to lawsuits or negative media coverage, said Mr. Calvert at the University of Florida. “In the name of protecting personal privacy, many of those districts are really sacrificing public health concerns,” he said”.
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Brain Deficits, Nerve Pain Can Torment Covid
Patients for Months
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-26/brain-deficits-nerve-pain-as-covid-torments-infected-for-months