UMass Amherst students suspended for being maskless outdoors and off-campus!
AMHERST, Massachusetts (PNN) - May 10, 2021 - A social media photograph of three UMass Amherst freshmen - outdoors, off-campus, and not wearing face masks - was sent to the fascist university’s administration, which resulted in the girls being suspended for one semester, getting banned from taking remote lessons, and needing to reapply for the next semester.
“There was a photo sent to the administration of these girls outside off-campus on a Saturday. This is why they lost a whole semester of their schooling,” said Kristin, one of the parents.
The parents were additionally upset by a video of the UMass Amherst Hockey Team on-campus celebrating the national championship, and some of the players and other students are not wearing masks, yet they were not suspended.
Her parents said concerning their daughter’s suspension, “She was valedictorian and class president of her high school. She did everything right.”
“I just want the university administration to be equitable and fair,” her father said.
“One little thing happens and you’re out? Like not even like a don’t do it again, here’s some probation,” Teresa said. “It’s heartbreaking.”
The girls will need to reapply for the next semester and the parents will suffer the financial loss of the current semester.
The students were taking lessons remotely after the suspension, but the online classes were completely discontinued last week.
In addition, they weren’t admitted for the final exams, rendering the semester completely invalid, according to one of the parents.
“That negates this whole semester $16,000 of money and they have to reapply for next semester. But they missed housing registration,” said Scott, a parent.
UMass Amherst released a statement about the incident, saying that they had warned about the consequences of not complying with the rules.
“Students received a number of public health messages this semester that emphasized the importance of following public health protocols and the consequences for not complying, and those messages were also shared on UMass social media channels.”
“For this to happen, it’s been devastating,” Kristin remarked.
The parents hired an attorney and intend to file a lawsuit.