Should I stay or should I go? Give students the choice to stay home and study online
After seeing Crystal Cipriani-Hoch — the mother of junior Miguel Hoch and senior Elizabeth Hoch — break down in tears on NBC Nightly News over the fact that her Notre Dame students have been forced to take leaves of absence during the ongoing pandemic, I am moved to make a public plea on behalf of this family and college students nationwide. First, Notre Dame should reverse its decision to deny Miguel and Elizabeth Hoch medical accommodations to study at home and online this fall. Secondly, all colleges and universities in the United States should give their students the choice to study online, without penalty, until a proven vaccine for the novel coronavirus is widely available in our country.
