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‘Keep Grandma Safe,’ Colleges Implore Students Heading Home

  • Thanksgiving travel threatens to transmit Covid everywhere
  • Many schools are ending in-person classes at the holiday break
A Penn State University student places a Covid-19 departure test into a collection bag ahead of Thanksgiving holiday travel on Nov. 16.Photographer: Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle/Getty Images
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Days after the federal government warned against Thanksgiving travel, college students will be fanning out across the U.S. Every itinerary raises risks somewhere.

With Covid rates at their highest ever, most schools are telling students to return home -- and stay. But they aren’t requiring testing or quarantining to prevent them from bringing the virus home to mom and dad. A handful are even allowing them to return to campus after the break.