Tuesday, March 3, 2020

DSU has postponed / canceled the Belize Service-Learning in Education - sad day.....

DSU President’s cabinet has decided the DSU students will not be traveling to Belize due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. Neither the US or Belize have issued a no travel advisory. Belize has ZERO confirmed cases of the virus. The Dallas Airport and the total of four American Airlines airplanes are our greatest risk. A very, very, slight risk of a DSU student bringing the virus to a SD school was the primary concern of the administrators. As with any campus, many students will leave for spring break and travel in airplanes and through airports. Any one of those students are just as likely to bring the virus to campus and their field experience sites. I am still going. I bought my ticket and was traveling as a volunteer consultant. DSU did not offer to pay for my airfare or other expenses. I will still post a few pictures and descriptions of my experiences.