At some schools, social media is being monitored for potential violations. Since most students began returning to West Virginia University’s flagship campus on Aug. 15, postings have documented large parties and students sitting maskless on front porches without social distancing, G. Corey Farris, the dean of students, said. Surrounding Monongalia County had a surge of cases in July that has mostly tapered off. Mr. Farris said the university had received two or three reports of social gatherings of more than 25 people, which are barred by the governor’s executive order. “It’s not just students who are struggling with it.”That is cold comfort for the teaching assistants and residence hall advisers who at many institutions have become the first line of campus pandemic defense.

Source: New York Times August 22, 2020 14:01 UTC