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Re:MIT moves all classes online for the rest of the semester by whymauri on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @06:09PM (#22540347)
Flights may be reimbursed to go home for low-income students, but not all students have a safe home to go back to. A common issue could be homophobia or transphobia. Some students are also highly reliant on on-campus jobs for income that makes gives them a living wage. This whiplash relocation may make finding new sources of income really hard for certain geographies/students.

The list of complications just goes on... and let it be known that there are still some classes that haven't canceled exams or other large milestones through this Friday.

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Re:MIT moves all classes online for the rest of the semester by pkaye on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @06:14PM (#22540383)
Okay didn't realize they have to leave the dorm also when I first read it. But it looks like they can make exceptions for...

> Students who do not have a home to go to, or for whom going home would be unsafe given the circumstances of their home country or homelife.

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Re:MIT moves all classes online for the rest of the semester by whymauri on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @10:13PM (#22542287)
For accuracy and transparency (since I can't edit the original): all exams and homework in the CS department are postponed until after Spring Break as of five minutes ago (March 28th).
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