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WSU Policies and Procedures

21.01 Campus Health & Safety Temporary Policies

Effective
Aug. 18, 2021

  1. Initiating Authority

    The Office of Academic Affairs and Office of Student Affairs serve as the initiating authority.

  2. Purpose

    The University remains committed to safeguarding the people who learn, research, live, work, play, and visit the University campus and ensuring the safe operation of University activities. The purpose of this policy is to set forth the policies and procedures related to any temporary health and safety guidance.

  3. Policy Statement

    1. Campus Health and Safety Temporary Policies

      All students, faculty, staff and visitors are required to cooperate with and adhere to all temporary campus policies and procedures related to health and safety as issued by the Office of the President and/or the Office of Academic Affairs ("Health and Safety Policies"). Such Health and Safety Policies may include, but are not limited to, policies and procedures regarding approved face coverings, social distancing, vaccinations, and mass gatherings. For detailed information regarding these Health and Safety Policies, please consult the university's COVID-19 webpage.

    2. Enforcement

      Failure to comply with Health and Safety Policies may result in denial of access to designated areas (including classrooms and laboratories) or denial of participation in certain programs or activities, and/or discipline in accordance with applicable university policies.

  4. Applicable Laws and Additional Resources

    This is a complex, challenging, and fluid situation which continues to evolve rapidly. All information on these pages is subject to change as deemed necessary by University leadership in accordance with guidance and recommendations issued by federal, state, and local public health and government officials.

About this policy version

Summary of Policy or Policy Change

Specific changes made were :

  • Combining all campus health and safety temporary policies into one single, more flexible policy

Reason or Need for Policy

COVID-19 and the rapid spread of the Delta variant requires the university to be prepared to implement, modify, and/or rescind campus health and safety temporary policies very quickly. This general policy is being implemented to allow for that flexibility and to prevent the need to change individual policies each time health and safety guidance is amended.

Requested By

  • Academic Affairs

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