88-year-old prof resigns mid-class when student refuses to wear mask

Re:88-year-old prof resigns mid-class when student refuses t... by LurkingPenguin on Sunday August 29, 2021 @11:09PM (#28352480)

Did the university give him permission to dictate a more stringent policy for his classroom? If you are elderly and have pre-existing conditions, you can choose not to work in an environment where you are around large numbers of people and masks are not required.

Ostensibly, he (and probably other staff) had voiced their concerns to the university and the university still decided not to require masks. One might disagree with that decision, but that doesn't give people who disagree with it the right to dictate their own rules.

Finally, it's pretty clear that the professor was already looking for a way out and found a trigger he could pull:

> "I felt some relief as I had been getting more concerned as the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded in recent weeks."

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Re:88-year-old prof resigns mid-class when student refuses t... by RileyJames on Monday August 30, 2021 @02:32AM (#28353250)

I think he was asking for his students to empathise with his needs based on his pre-existing health condition.

He was asking them to make a reciprocal gesture of respect.

Deliberately wearing a mask as to render it ineffective in the circumstance is deeply disrespectful.

It’s a pity one student ruined it for the whole class, but upon reflection maybe a more important lesson will be learned by all.

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Re:88-year-old prof resigns mid-class when student refuses t... by CRConrad on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @02:26AM (#28364563)

> upon reflection maybe a more important lesson will be learned by all.

Probably all except that particular student.

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