Once the coronavirus pandemic took hold in Georgia, students swiftly packed their bags and left college campuses.
Emory University gave most students in residential housing less than 2 weeks to collect their belongings and move out. Atlanta University Center campuses, Spelman College, Morehouse College and Clark Atlanta University, gave students about a week. The University System of Georgia gave students one day, following Gov. Brian Kemp’s press conference on March 12.
Flora Allum is one of the few international students left behind on Emory’s campus. She said her family lives just outside of London, and travel restrictions prevented her from heading home to Europe amid the chaos. Allum was considered an extenuating circumstance and allowed to stay.
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