Liberty University reopens despite coronavirus spread.
, including all of Virginia’s K-12 schools, Falwell said on Monday that he discussed his plans to reopen the school with the Council of Independent Colleges in Virginia.“Our thinking was, ‘Let’s get them back as soon as we can — the ones who want to come back,” Falwell said in a statement.
“I think we have a responsibility to our students — who paid to be here, who want to be here, who love it here — to give them the ability to be with their friends, to continue their studies, enjoy the room and board they’ve already paid for and to not interrupt their college life.”Richmond Times-Dispatch“I think we, in a way, are protecting the students by having them on campus together,” he said.
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