James Madison University shifts to mostly online after 'rapid increase' of COVID-19 cases
HARRISONBURG, Va. - James Madison University will transition at least temporarily to primarily online instruction after experiencing a “rapid increase” in cases of COVID-19 among students.
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The Virginia school’s president made the announcement in a letter that was posted on its website Tuesday night.
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The letter said in-person classes will shift online no later than Monday, by which time residential students will be asked to return home unless they seek an exemption to stay.
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The public school with about 20,000 undergraduate students joins a growing number of colleges around the U.S. that have reversed course or altered plans for in-person instruction due to the coronavirus pandemic.