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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums'This election is everything': College students push schools to cancel classes on Election Day
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/election-everything-college-students-push-schools-cancel-classes-election-day-n1242162'This election is everything': College students push schools to cancel classes on Election Day
Tamir Harper, a junior at American University, called on the school to cancel classes to allow students to be able to vote in person and also volunteer as poll workers.
"This election is everything," Tamir Harper said. "I'm a 2000s baby. I've lived through everything 9/11, wars, and now a historic presidency and also a pandemic."
Harper, a junior at American University, is one of many students across the country who lobbied their colleges to make Election Day an academic holiday.
In a Sept. 20 tweet, Harper called on the university to cancel classes to allow students to be able to vote in person and also volunteer as poll workers. As the tweet circulated, Harper organized an email campaign effort that led to over 175 emails being sent to university administration. Another student put together a petition, which reached over 500 signatures by the time it was sent to university administrators.
Harpers efforts were a success. On Monday, American University announced its decision to cancel classes for Election Day, joining schools like Brown University, the University of Utah, and Colorado College who also gave students the time off.
Student leaders launched a similar grassroots effort at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. Chris Suggs, the senior class president, said he does not expect the university system composed of 16 colleges and one high school to agree, but that many teachers have indicated they will let students take time off regardless.
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'This election is everything': College students push schools to cancel classes on Election Day (Original Post)
Demovictory9
Oct 2020
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Push individual professors to cancel classes. Take this out of the hands of the administration.
Buckeyeblue
Oct 2020
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Buckeyeblue
(5,502 posts)1. Push individual professors to cancel classes. Take this out of the hands of the administration.
patricia92243
(12,604 posts)2. What would be better is to push students to vote ahead of
election day. They would more likely to actually vote when there are less long lines.
empedocles
(15,751 posts)3. Huge push needed
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)4. Professors should givr students day off!
There will be no academic freedom if the unthinkable were to occur!
And tell then now so they can sign up to work the election.