The Florida State University lifted its mandate for attending the class after the students protested the directive that asked them to return to classes only days later A mass shooting On the campus, two dead and six injured were left.
Students and instructors will now have the option of attending classes from Monday remotely, with excused absences for those who chose not to attend at all, the university Announced on Saturday night.
“We want everyone to receive the support and help they need,” said FSU president Richard McCullough, in a letter to students and teachers.
“For some students who may mean not returning to the classroom. For others, the idea of the community and the meeting, as well as the opportunity to concentrate on academics, can be beneficial. There is no correct answer to all.”
McCullough said certain courses, such as laboratory classes, will resume in person. But students who feel that they cannot complete a course will also have the option of requesting an incomplete rating, he added.
The decision occurred in response to students’ rejection, which created an online petition Exploiting the rapid return of the university to the mortal scene as “inappropriate and inensible” and asking for excused absences and remote learning for those who still process the traumatic event.
“It is not good to be Asing students, who just experienced such a traumatic moment, return back to where it happened so soon,” said the petition, who obtained 1,408 signatures.
“This will cause extreme anguish and probably panic attacks for many, what we already saw that he did with the insidiored organization of FSU or the collection of articles such as hero in the same place where the place of shooting toks,” the day after it happened, “”, “”, “”, “”
“We were giving a week out of school for snow; we can accommodate students who almost lost their lives.”
The shooter, identified by the police as Phoenix Ikner, It is aggression or starting its mortal uproar near the building of the Student Union of the Campus, with Heartbreaking footage Capture the lonely gunman who takes multiple rounds as a terrifying carnage and panic scene developed on Thursday afternoon.
The 20 -year -old FSU student, who is the stepson of a deputy of the Sheriff of Leon County, used his stepmother Former service gun In the deadly attack, according to the police, who shot him and arrested him shortly after responding to the scene.
Two employees of the Aramark food service – Robert Morales57, and Tiru Chabba45 – They were delicate In the deadly attack, and another six were injured.
Police have not revealed A reason For the mass shooting.
Ikner was among the treaties in a local hospital and is expected to survive.
