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DC universities push mask and vaccine mandates on students
Students at schools in Washington, D.C., are going through important COVID-19-related restrictions in comparison with their counterparts in Virginia and Maryland, even because the coronavirus continues to recede from the general public consciousness.
Essentially the most relaxed campus within the nation’s capital for COVID-19-related mandates is the Catholic College of America, the place masks and vaccines are solely optionally available. CUA stands in sharp distinction to George Washington College and Trinity Washington College, which have common vaccine and masks mandates.
COLLEGES CLING TO COVID-19 MASK AND VACCINE MANDATES AS SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS
Kara Zupkus, a spokeswoman for the Younger America’s Basis and an alumnus of GWU, informed the Washington Examiner this week that “schools ought to belief college students to make their very own educated choices concerning masking and vaccines — quite than implementing liberals’ worldview on their on a regular basis lives.”
“It’s time for faculty directors to get up and really observe the science,” she stated. “Persevering with to push fearful narratives by COVID hysteria does a disservice to college college students making an attempt to have a traditional faculty expertise.”
American College
College students attending American College in northwest Washington are required to be totally vaccinated towards COVID-19 and have obtained a booster shot. The requirement additionally extends to employees and contractors engaged on the college campus.
Masks are at present required to be worn in lecture rooms, at the least for the autumn 2022 semester.
Catholic College of America
CUA within the northeast Washington neighborhood of Brookland at present has no mandates associated to COVID-19. Neither masking nor vaccination is required to attend courses on campus, however the college encourages employees, college, and college students to get vaccinated and obtain a booster shot.
Karna Lozoya, the vp for college communications at CUA, informed the Washington Submit that “Catholic College has applied COVID protocols which have each aligned with DC and CDC pointers, and which have labored greatest for our group.”
“We’ve efficiently navigated this pandemic for 2 years, and we are going to proceed to actively monitor COVID in addition to different well being threats as they emerge,” Lozoya stated.
College of the District of Columbia
Washington’s public college at present maintains a vaccination requirement for all college students, college, and employees.
Moreover, the college has a masks mandate that applies to all campus buildings and “outside on campus when not alone.”
Gallaudet College
Gallaudet College within the neighborhood of NoMa at present requires all college students and staff to be vaccinated towards COVID-19 “no matter distant standing or location.”
The college can also be requiring that every one college students and employees on campus submit weekly COVID-19 check outcomes at the least by Sept. 16. Masks are additionally required for all indoor settings.
Georgetown College
Proof of vaccination is required to enter any Georgetown College-owned or leased constructing, a rule that applies to guests in addition to college students and employees. The mandate additionally applies to all teleworking staff and college students registered for on-line courses that “have an in-person element.”
The college at present has a masks optionally available coverage in most buildings however with some exceptions. Masking is required for “all indoor educational settings” on the college’s major and medical campuses. Moreover, professors who’re totally vaccinated are permitted to take away their masks to show.
George Washington College
Named for the nation’s first president, GWU at present maintains strict masks and vaccine mandates for its campus. College, employees, and college students are all required to be vaccinated, and a masks mandate is in place for all buildings owned by the college.
Howard College
Howard College, a traditionally black federally chartered college in Washington, at present maintains a vaccination mandate for all college students who “reside on campus or come to campus for any cause.”
College and employees are additionally required to be vaccinated, although masks are at present not required.
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Trinity Washington College
TWU, situated throughout the road from CUA, has a a lot stricter strategy to COVID-19 than its neighbor. College students, college, and employees on the historic girls’s college are required to be vaccinated and should put on a masks in all indoor settings.
The college encourages its group to “apply social distancing, pay attention to signs and observe testing pointers.”
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D.C’s five-week countdown to summer starts with a dim Friday
The five weeks leading to summer started Friday, but in the District, Friday was also a day of overcast that concluded two weeks of clouds or rain.
Friday was the first day of the 35-day period that concludes on June 20, which this year is the day of the solstice, the start of astronomical summer.
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Real ID: How to get yours in DC, Maryland & Virginia as deadline approaches
WASHINGTON – Americans have a little less than one year to get the Real ID they will need to board domestic flights or enter certain federal facilities.
All 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and five U.S. territories are covered by the Real ID Act which was passed by Congress in 2005.
The new form of identification incorporates anti-counterfeiting technology and uses documentary evidence and record checks to ensure a person is who they claim to be.
The Department of Homeland Security pushed back the deadline several times during the COVID-19 outbreak. The current deadline is May 7, 2025.
An example of a Washington, D.C. REAL ID provided by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
How do I get a REAL ID in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia
At a minimum, you must provide documentation showing:
1) Full Legal Name
2) Date of Birth
3) Social Security Number
4) Two Proofs of Address of Principal Residence
5) Lawful Status.
Use these links to check D.C., Maryland, Virginia DMVs for any additional requirements:
DC Department of Motor Vehicles
Maryland Department of Transportation
Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles
What is REAL ID?
Passed by Congress in 2005, the REAL ID Act enacted the 9/11 Commission’s recommendation that the Federal Government “set standards for the issuance of sources of identification, such as driver’s licenses.” The Act established minimum security standards for state-issued driver’s licenses and identification cards and prohibits certain federal agencies from accepting for official purposes licenses and identification cards from states that do not meet these standards. These purposes are:
Accessing certain federal facilities
Boarding federally regulated commercial aircraft
Entering nuclear power plants
What happens when the REAL ID enforcement date begins?
Federal agencies, including DHS and TSA, may only accept state-issued driver’s licenses and identification cards as identification for purposes of accessing federal facilities – including TSA airport security checkpoints – if the license or card was issued by a REAL ID compliant state in accordance with the REAL ID security standards (meaning the license or card must include the REAL ID compliant star marking).
Real ID also will be required to enter some federal facilities such as military bases.
Here are some of the most frequently asked questions about making sure you are REAL ID ready.
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