MADISON, WI (Wisconsin Radio Network-WSAU) – UW-Madison has canceled spring break.
Spring break has been eliminated as part of the effort to slow the spread of coronavirus. The Faculty Senate voted 140-to-7to set aside the nine-day break on the 2021 spring calendar. Officials say the intention is to discourage students and staff from traveling long distances, then bringing COVID-19 back to the campus.
One professor suggests it may not work like that if classes are online then. He says students could just log-on from Florida for a week, hitting the beaches after class is over.
The change does not impact the closing day of the spring semester.
