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UW System tells 12 News their universities "will not only comply with state code but will also install detectors in other locations to ensure protection of student health and safety."
For the Class of 2021, graduation may have felt like a long time coming, but the COVID-19 pandemic is leaving one last reminder of how little has been normal in their recent college years.
Across the state, colleges and universities have come up with myriad innovative and socially distanced ways to celebrate the accomplishments of college seniors. All are compromises made in lieu of what students, families and school officials were truly hoping for: a safe return to auditoriums and stadiums with teary-eyed grandmas, overzealous dads, silly string and champagne.
Some schools are limiting in-person ceremonies to students, with a livestream option for family and friends. Others are allowing between two and six guests per graduate. There are colleges taking a hybrid approach, with a virtual ceremony but an in-person diploma pickup or drive-thru celebration. And there are those who will spend yet another year celebrating graduates almost entirely virtually.