A recent profile of UNC’s return of students for the fall semester revealed the university has revoked housing privileges of some students who failed to follow public health guidelines.

A report from the Washington Post published Tuesday revealed three students are no longer in on-campus housing after violating the standards agreed to by all students living on campus this year. According to the newspaper, UNC Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz revealed that number of students on Tuesday. When responding to Chapelboro, the university’s media relations confirmed the chancellor’s comments, but could not provide further information about the students due to privacy laws.

The punishment is an example of how the university aims to enforce its protocols protecting its community amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to revoking a housing contract, the university has also said students who violate the guidelines could also be unenrolled from courses or have restricted access to university buildings. Some of the most stringent public health guidelines laid out by the university are the requirement of face coverings when not in one’s dorm room and failure to physically distance when indoors.

While the university’s on-campus living plan falls under the Center for Disease Control’s ‘highest risk’ tier for the spread of COVID-19, officials have shared steps to lower occupancy. Students can negotiate their housing contracts with the Carolina Housing department if they move to an exclusively remote learning model, even after the August 7 deadline at the beginning of the fall semester. As of this week, UNC lists its on-campus dorm capacity at just less than 61 percent, according to its COVID-19 dashboard.

The university’s fall semester began on Monday, with most students moving into dorms between August 3 and August 9.

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