Brigham Young University-Idaho officials warned students that they will be suspended and possibly “permanently dismissed” if they are found to have intentionally exposed themselves or others to COVID-19 after the school received word that people were looking to purposely contract the novel coronavirus in hopes of getting paid for plasma donations. “The contraction and spread of COVID-19 is not a light matter,” a BYU-Idaho warning posted on Monday, said. “Reckless disregard for health and safety will inevitably lead to additional illness and loss of life in our community.
As BYU-Idaho previously cautioned, if recent trends in Idaho and Madison County continue, the university may be forced to move to a fully-remote instruction model.