Flights may be reimbursed to go home for low-income students, but not all students have a safe home to go back to. A common issue could be homophobia or transphobia. Some students are also highly reliant on on-campus jobs for income that makes gives them a living wage. This whiplash relocation may make finding new sources of income really hard for certain geographies/students.
The list of complications just goes on... and let it be known that there are still some classes that haven't canceled exams or other large milestones through this Friday.
For accuracy and transparency (since I can't edit the original): all exams and homework in the CS department are postponed until after Spring Break as of five minutes ago (March 28th).
The list of complications just goes on... and let it be known that there are still some classes that haven't canceled exams or other large milestones through this Friday.