UCF pushes back spring break to April; all classes to be taught remotely afterward

ORLANDO, Fla. — The University of Central Florida announced Thursday that it is pushing its spring break from March to April.

The school also said following the break, all of its classes will go entirely remote.

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School officials said the change is to help limit the spread of COVID-19.

Spring break will now run from April 11 to 18.

“We know much more than we did earlier this year about how our policies and testing and tracing efforts protect the health of our campus community, and our spring approach will again follow these protocols, including requiring face coverings and physical distancing,” said Maribeth Ehasz, vice president, student development and enrollment services, in a statement.

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She said so far this fall, there have been no reports of COVID-19 in classrooms at the university.

“Just as it has this fall, our spring on-campus experience will depend on everyone’s compliance with the COVID-19 precautions necessary to protect community health,” Ehasz said. “Should public health conditions require a change, we are ready to pivot to more remote learning if necessary.”

Click here to read the school’s full statement.

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