A social media photograph of three UMass Amherst freshmen—outdoors, off-campus, and not wearing face masks—was sent to the university’s administration, which resulted in the girls being suspended for one semester, getting banned from taking remote lessons, and needing to reapply for the next semester.
“There was a photo sent to the administration of these girls outside off-campus on a Saturday. This is why they lost a whole semester of their schooling,” Kristin, one of the parents, told CBS.
The parents were additionally upset by a video of the UMass Amherst Hockey Team on-campus celebrating the national championship, and some of the players and other students are not wearing masks, yet they were not suspended.
Parents, Teresa and RJ, were interviewed by CBS over their daughter’s suspension.
“She was valedictorian and class president of her high school. She did everything right,” RJ told the outlet.
“I just want the university administration to be equitable and fair,” he added.
“One little thing happens and you’re out? Like not even like a don’t do it again, here’s some probation,” Teresa said. “It’s heartbreaking.”
The girls will need to reapply for the next semester and the parents will suffer the financial loss of the current semester.
The students were taking lessons remotely after the suspension, but the online classes were completely discontinued last week.
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