Princeton tells students to stay home after spring break amid coronavirus, online classes

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Princeton University classes will all go online after spring break as a response to the spread of the coronavirus, officials said.

The announcement came less than 24 hours after New Jersey announced its sixth case of the virus, with the number of confirmed cases expected to grow, as the university aims to limit large congregations of people on campus by way of "social distancing."

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"Though we recognize that a personal, 'high touch' educational environment is one of Princeton’s great strengths, we also recognize that these are extraordinary times that require exceptional measures to deal with a health risk that affects us all," university President Christopher Eisgruber said in a letter to students and staff.

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The remote classes will begin on March 23, when students were scheduled to come back from spring break, until April 5 – where the policies will be reassessed depending on the scale of the outbreak at that time, Eisgruber said.

University students also were encouraged to stay home after spring break and were assured that they will still be able to meet their academic requirements if they choose to do so, he said.

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