Liability Blues

Before resuming in-person classes, many colleges forced, cajoled, or otherwise pressured students, faculty, and staff to sign behavioral pledges and liability waivers. Are these documents even legal? What, exactly, are they for? This week on Residential Spread, we discuss those questions and Boston University's absolutely baffling Instagram account, @fckitwontcutit.

"Op-Ed: Your college may ask you to sign a waiver for harm inflicted by COVID-19. Don’t do it"
"Boston University gives PhD Students a Choice: Come Back to Campus or Lose your Health Insurance and Salary"
@fckitwontcutit Instagram Account
"Legal Expert: Don't Sign COVID-19 Liability Waivers"
"Students at Penn State Forced to Sign COVID-19 Liability Waiver to Participate in Fall Semester"
"Georgia Legislature Passes Bill to Limit COVID-19 Liability Claims"

Transcript

Theme song credit:

Canon in D Major by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3473-canon-in-d-major

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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