@MidAtlanticDad posted:Yes, every rational person knows that 20 year-olds are very unlikely to be hospitalized or die from COVID-19. But these schools also have employees to consider; around 1 for every 4-6 students. They are also partners in their communities where those students live, shop, eat, etc. It would be wonderful if there were easy answers to this problem but there aren't any. Losing a year of sports will be personally devastating for many students, but most people who work in higher academics don't hold athletics in that same high regard.
Appalachian State just recently had a healthy basketball player die of Covid, so that CAN happen, too.
ETA: link to an article about the Appalachian State athlete's death that also reported two other college student deaths linked to Covid, including one football player:
https://www.insidehighered.com...rsity-call-adherence
Not saying it's going to happen often. Just saying it can happen, and has.