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Emails show faculty, health officials expressed concern over UNC-Chapel Hill's COVID-19 plan before August reopening - ABC11 Raleigh-Durham <br />https://abc11.com/unc-covid-nc-coronavirus/7029408/[10/19/20, 3:46:34 PM] <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WTVD) -- The University of <br />North Carolina Chapel Hill gained national attention <br />in August when officials reversed reopening plans one <br />week after the fall semester began. <br />Despite months of planning, COVID-19 cases escalated <br />rapidly after students returned to campus. A week after <br />classes resumed, more than 170 students and <br />employees tested positive for COVID-19, hundreds <br />more were in isolation and quarantine and new <br />COVID-19 clusters were announced daily. <br />The ABC11 I-Team filed an open records request and <br />obtained emails sent between top university officials in <br />I-TEAMEmails show faculty, health officials expressed <br />concern over UNC-Chapel Hill's COVID-19 plan <br />before August reopening <br />By Samantha Kummerer <br />SHARE TWEET EMAIL <br />menu EDIT <br />Log In <br />WATCH VIDEOS