PHILADELPHIA - Faculty at Temple University have demanded that most classes remain virtual through the spring 2021 semester due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.The Temple Association of University Professionals (TAPU) said Thursday that all "non-essential" classes should remain online through May 2021.
The union cited a grim forecast by the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation that says the U.S. will reach 14 million coronavirus cases by December and 415,000 pandemic-related deaths by January."Many medical experts predict that December, 2020 will be a "disaster" with both a surge in the COVID-19 pandemic plus the annual flu illnesses," TAPU committee member and associate professor Donald Wargo said. "It would be irresponsible for.