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From the Bruin: Some students are concerned about how their peers are handling the COVID-19 pandemic and think UCLA could do more to enforce COVID-19 guidelines. UCLA’s outline of student conduct and policies for COVID-19 gives regulations for large gatherings, and states that students can face academic consequences or exclusion from UCLA housing for violating UCLA’s policies.

UCLA Residential Life has excluded some students from on-campus housing for violating guidelines, but the Student Conduct Office has not taken academic disciplinary actions against students thus far, said UCLA spokesperson Ricardo Vazquez in an emailed statement.

An anonymous University of California-wide whistleblower hotline exists, through which students can report on- and off-campus violations of health guidelines to the University. However, UCLA has not taken any action against complaints made through the hotline regarding COVID-19 protocol violations, Vazquez said. The anonymity of the whistleblower hotline limits how the university can respond to complaints because it cannot follow up with the concerned parties, Vazquez added.

UCPD also does not enforce UCLA’s health protocols off-campus, said UCLA spokesperson Bill Kisliuk in an emailed statement. Instead, UCPD may refer cases of COVID-19 health violations to the appropriate university departments, Kisliuk said.

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Los Angeles reached an all-time high in early December. More than 500 UCLA students have tested positive for COVID-19 since March, with cases peaking in late November, according to UCLA’s COVID-19 tracker...

Full story at https://dailybruin.com/2020/12/09/uc-whistleblower-hotline-leads-to-limited-enforcement-of-covid-19-protocols-at-ucla