Providence College will switch to remote learning Monday as state’s virus numbers surge

November 12, 2020 4:03 pm

This is an image of Providence College. (WLNE)

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- Acting out of what it said is “an abundance of caution,” Providence College said it will begin remote instruction on Monday, a week earlier than initially planned.

The private Catholic university said that as numbers of COVID-19 infection continue to rise both in Rhode Island and across the country, it was concerned that students’ home states could enact regulations that “may prevent or delay students from being able to return home as originally planned.”

Students have been given to the option to remain on campus for the week, classes will beheld remotely. Those that have tested negative and wish to return home are free to do so, the school’s president, Rev. Kenneth Sicard, said in a letter to the community.

Testing for students, staff and faculty who remain on campus for the week will continue, Sicard said.

According to the letter, the school does not plan to welcome students back on campus until the next semester, which begins in January.