{"id":82471,"date":"2022-12-07T16:00:49","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T21:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=82471"},"modified":"2023-02-02T08:43:58","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T13:43:58","slug":"reminder-masks-required-during-brock-university-exams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2022\/12\/reminder-masks-required-during-brock-university-exams\/","title":{"rendered":"Reminder: Masks required during Brock University exams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As Brock students prepare to take on their Fall Term exams, there&#8217;s one additional item they should not forget to bring: a mask.<\/p>\n<p>Exams are set to begin Friday, Dec. 9, and masks will be required.<\/p>\n<p>Masks are required for all students, faculty and instructors in all instructional spaces, including classrooms, lecture halls, seminars and teaching labs, as well as other spaces when instruction or examination is taking place.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2022\/11\/brock-to-continue-requiring-masks-in-instructional-spaces-for-exams-winter-term\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">previously announced<\/a>, the mask requirement will continue into the Winter Term.<\/p>\n<p>The use of masks continues to be very strongly recommended everywhere on campus, especially when maintaining distance from others is not possible.<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Brock has been a leader in Ontario\u2019s post-secondary sector with respect to its public health guidelines, as one of only a small number of universities that have required masks on campus in instructional spaces since September.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Students and others present in examination rooms are expected to bring their own masks to examinations. A limited supply of masks will be available to students arriving at exams without their own.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">All masks worn must be medical grade. Fabric face coverings such as buffs, gaiters and bandanas do not satisfy the masking policy requirement at Brock.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Students can learn more about requesting an exemption to the mask requirement <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/coronavirus\/faq\/#1662730725906-687882fb-0bae\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on Brock University&#8217;s Coronavirus FAQ web page<\/a>. Those with approved exemptions must bring the relevant documentation to their exam. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Medical masks are also required in shared research space, as outlined in the relevant section of the\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/coronavirus\/faq\/#1613160254429-122f055b-3f7c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Brock Coronavirus FAQ<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span>\u202f<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Members of the Brock community and visitors are asked to remain vigilant this fall and winter and to self-monitor closely for symptoms of COVID-19 and other respiratory infections. If you are feeling unwell, experiencing symptoms or have tested positive for COVID-19, do not come to campus. Please follow the\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.niagararegion.ca\/health\/covid-19\/self-isolation.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">self-isolation guidance provided by Niagara Region Public Health<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span>\u202f<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Students who are unable to write an examination due to medical reasons must provide a\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/registrar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/Medical-Form-Verification-Form-Extended-Period-Exam-Deferral.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">medical verification form<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, certifying that the student was not capable of attempting the examination at the scheduled date and time. Students must ensure that they have contacted their course instructor(s) within seven days of the examination in order to be considered for a deferred exam sitting.<\/span>\u202f<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Brock students prepare to take on their Fall Term exams, there&#8217;s one additional item they should not forget to bring: a mask.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":82472,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12374,7484,7,3319,4052,1],"tags":[8791,3308,11916,1524],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82471"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82471"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82479,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82471\/revisions\/82479"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}