A group of University of Kansas students went on a strike from classes on Labor Day to protest the opening of the campus during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The University of Kansas held classes on Monday due to a modified academic calendar amid the pandemic. However a student organization calling themselves the Jayhawker Liberation Front publicized the strike in tandem with a petition calling for the closure of campus due to the virus spread.
The group is pushing for fully remote classes and housing provided for students who test positive.
Kansas health officials reported on Monday four new coronavirus-related deaths and 1,694 new cases of COVID-19 in the state since Friday.
