Governing Board unanimously approves fall semester plan; about 85 percent of classes will be on-line; students and visitors must sign waiver or acknowledgement regarding liability
At a special meeting called for August 4, the Yavapai Community College District Governing Board unanimously approved a new plan for handling fall classes in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. The new plan was needed because of liability coverage available to the College for Covid-19.
The College is insured by the Arizona School Retention Risk Trust for liability and other services. The Trust announced that it would provide Covid-19 insurance but there were two requirements. First, a re-entry plan for fall semester must follow the Federal Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines. Second, the College must implement a requirement of signed waivers or acknowledgment for all students and visitors.
Because of the trust requirements, the College was forced to change some of its initial re-entry plans. The re-entry plans cause the College to move from teaching an estimated 70% of students on-line to now about 85%.
You may view a statement from Yavapai Community College President Lisa Rhine issued August 5 in a slightly edited video below.