15 Trinity College Students Removed For Coronavirus Violations

HARTFORD, CT — Trinity College has removed 15 students from campus following "significant" violations of the school's pandemic safety measures, according to The Middletown Press. The violations occurred during the weekend of Oct. 17.

One incident involved 14 students living on campus who visited a local bar. Another involved a violation of the COVID-19 guest policy.

In a letter to the school community, administrators wrote: "Both incidents occurred when the college was in alert level orange, and the behaviors demonstrated a disregard for the expectations set in our student community contract and COVID policies."

The 15 students will complete the semester remotely and will not be allowed on campus for the remainder of the semester.

"To continue our residential and in-person learning experience this fall," administrators wrote in the letter, "we must adhere to the community contract. We acknowledge that this semester is highly unusual and that living through a global pandemic is difficult, challenging, and stressful.

"We also recognize that most of our students have been diligent in following the guidelines developed to protect the health and safety of our community."

See related: 100 Sacred Heart Students Suspended For Coronavirus Violations

According to the school's dashboard, there are currently two active cases on campus, with a total of 85 since the semester began. The current active cases represent a sharp decline after 45 active cases were reported two weeks ago, according to The Hartford Courant.

When the violations occurred, the college had suspended in-person classes the prior week and students were not allowed to gather.

Currently, the college is allowing for gatherings of fewer than six people so long as people wear masks. Travel off-campus for nonessential reasons is not permitted.

At Sacred Heart University in Fairfield earlier this month, more than 100 students were suspended for violating pandemic safety protocols. At the time, Sacred Heart had 139 active COVID-19 cases.

Last month, 23 Quinnipiac students were suspended for coronavirus violations.