ADADThe options for those who feel unsafe are pretty limited, multiple graduate workers told The Washington Post. The university’s enhanced classroom safeguards, which includes KN-95 masks, face shields and physical distancing in classrooms, meant that his “request to work remotely was not approved as a reasonable accommodation,” according to the letter. ADHegeman said in a statement that the union has been in contact with 58 faculty members who requested accommodations but were denied, adding that 10 were later granted accommodations on appeal. Alachua County, where the university is seated, has reported more than 19,408 cases since the outset of the pandemic. Some graduate workers told the paper that their attendance is being checked by logging on to in-classroom computers.

Source: Washington Post January 23, 2021 12:56 UTC