'For student workers and staff living paycheck to paycheck, campuses closing means cancelling the job stability, housing access and food security of thousands of people who rely on their colleges for central services,' Justina Sharp writes for CNNOpinion.
Justina Sharp is a creative strategist and student at California State University, Fullerton pursuing a Bachelors of the Arts in Communications with an emphasis on Public Relations and a minor in African-American Studies. Follow her on Instagram here. The views expressed here are hers. Read more opinion on CNN.
I had just finished paying my rent when I noticed the first tweet that read"CSUs closing to prevent Coronavirus spread," and I panicked. Justina SharpNot out of concern for my own bodily health or even my pending graduation in May, but because I'm a student worker at Cal State Fullerton. As of now, CSUF has canceled in-person classes, not closed campuses completely. If our campus does eventually shut down, my job in the library, most likely goes away -- and so do the jobs of many others like me.
'They didn't protect us': coronavirus first responders stunned by lack of protective measures 04:09I want to know that those who are making these decisions are taking into account how deeply this disruption will be felt among some of their most vulnerable community members.It's hard to know if they even thought about how socioeconomic diversity will affect our educational access, especially when some of my fellow students didn't even have that clarity.
Coronavirus outbreak: schools closed, events banned or canceled 02:59But all jokes and the fight for parking spaces aside, those tweets makes it very apparent that even my peers are failing to understand the impact closing down the university could have on the lives of their less well-off fellow students and faculty. I'd like to think that as the situation on my campus develops, they'll provide us alternatives. That there will be answers for all of my questions.
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