MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WTVF) — Students living on campus at Middle Tennessee State University will begin the move-in process Wednesday, but it won't be like any other year.
Students will be under strict COVID-19 protocols while moving into their new homes away from home in hopes of mitigating the spread of the virus. Dorms will be reopened with only one person living in each room.
The move-in process will be spread across five days and only two people will be allowed to accompany the student inside the dorms during the move.
Students can begin at 8 a.m. on all campus residence halls
MTSU is one of many universities changing its on-campus residency policies during the pandemic. However, cases are still being seen at schools across the country.
As COVID-19 makes its mark on colleges across the U.S., many are reconsidering plans to hold in-person classes. The University of Notre Dame and Michigan State announced their move to online classes Tuesday.
Others are threatening crackdowns on students who ignore social distancing rules. Over the past few days, college students at Notre Dame and at schools in North Carolina, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Vermont, Kansas and Colorado have tested positive.
A chancellor at the University of Tennessee said students could face punishments as stiff as expulsion if they are "irresponsible" in hosting big parties, or if they won't cooperate with COVID-19 contact tracing or forms documenting their self-isolation.
