{"id":25777,"date":"2020-08-23T09:05:30","date_gmt":"2020-08-23T13:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=25777"},"modified":"2020-08-23T09:05:30","modified_gmt":"2020-08-23T13:05:30","slug":"covid-1984-comes-to-michigan-for-real","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=25777","title":{"rendered":"COVID-1984 Comes to Michigan—FOR REAL!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Michigan College Unleashes “Mandatory” App To Track Students At All Times<\/h1>\n

ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n

Colleges that are reopening campuses this fall understand outbreaks of\u00a0COVID-19<\/a>\u00a0are certainly possible on school grounds and in the surrounding communities. To safeguard students against the virus,\u00a0Albion College, located in Albion, Michigan, is requesting all students to download a smartphone app that tracks their location to create a\u00a0“COVID-bubble.”<\/p>\n

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According to\u00a0The Washington Free Beacon<\/a>,\u00a0Albion College’s\u00a0COVID-bubble will require students to stay within a 4.5-mile perimeter of the school.\u00a0If students violate bubble rules, such as stepping outside the bubble, the app will automatically notify school officials who could slap the violater with a\u00a0“temporary suspension.”<\/p>\n

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The move to track students comes as college, health experts, and government officials have been in several months of disputes\u00a0about\u00a0reopening for the fall semester<\/a>. Many schools are opting for remote courses to mitigate the spread of the virus,\u00a0though such actions will be\u00a0disastrous on enrollment and school budgets.<\/p>\n

Readers may recall a higher education bust is underway, one where the virus pandemic accelerated the trend\u00a0(see:\u00a0Higher Education Bust – Vermont College Goes On Auction Block With $3 Million Bid<\/a>).<\/p>\n

So far, not everyone is thrilled about\u00a0Albion’s reopening plan to maximize a contact tracing app. Students and parents had this to say:<\/p>\n

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A father of an Albion student said that he is upset that he must choose between keeping his daughter home from school or signing off on a university-sanctioned “invasion of privacy.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“The school wants my daughter to sign a form consenting to specimen collection and lab testing,” he told the\u00a0Washington Free Beacon\u00a0on condition of anonymity. “I have a ton of concern with that\u2026. Why is the state of Michigan’s contact tracing not enough?”<\/em><\/p>\n

Though students are required to remain on campus, professors and administrators are not. When asked about this potential loophole in its “COVID-bubble,” the school declined to comment.<\/em><\/p>\n

Rising senior Andrew Arszulowicz said that\u00a0he is upset with both the mandatory use of the app and the manner in which students are being treated. “I feel like I am being treated like a five-year-old that cannot be trusted to follow rules,” Arszulowicz told the\u00a0Free Beacon. “If the school believes masks work \u2026 why are we not allowed to leave if they work? It does not make sense to me.” -T<\/em>he Washington Free Beacon<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Albion’s courses will only be offered in-person, and\u00a0students who reject downloading the tracing app will be deferred to the spring semester.<\/p>\n

Does this sound\u00a0Orwellian to you?<\/em><\/p>\n

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