Three female freshmen were pictured unmasked at an outdoor party
School administration suspended the trio, before also cutting them off from virtual learning and banning them from taking their finals
Their parents have filed a class-action lawsuit against the school, saying they will have to redo the entire semester and have been left $16,000 out of pockets
The dad of one students blasted the university s draconian treatment
The mom of one of her friends revealed how her daughter was given just nine hours to leave the campus that is more than 500 miles from her hometown
The CDC said less than 10% of all COVID-19 transmission is outdoors while health experts argue it is even lower
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UMass Amherst parents fight students suspension from school over off-campus face coverings Share Updated: 10:38 PM EDT May 7, 2021
UMass Amherst parents fight students suspension from school over off-campus face coverings Share Updated: 10:38 PM EDT May 7, 2021
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TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE Share Updated: 10:38 PM EDT May 7, 2021 The family of at least two UMass Amherst students are fighting back after they say the school kicked the students out of school this spring, after a photo of them without a face covering off-campus surfaced. The family says three female UMass Amherst freshmen, all honors students, attended an off-campus party in March. A photo of the three not wearing masks was posted on Instagram. They took a picture off-campus on a Saturday and got thrown out of school, one of the parents of the students removed from the school said. The families declined using their last names for the story, fearing it will hur
The students attended a party in March, although it s not clear exactly when
School administrators received the photo from an unknown source
The three students have since been suspended from UMass Amherst
The students had been studying remotely since their suspension was issued, but all were banned from virtual learning last week
They also were not allowed to take their finals or apply for housing next year, putting their academic futures into question
Families of the suspended students are now planning on suing the university