JOINT PETITION

The undersigned Petitioners, jointly and respectfully request that the University of
Mississippi immediately implement the necessary policies and procedures, communicated to Department Chairmen and Professors/Instructors, to mandate the return to academic instruction conditions which the students and parents were initially promised when decisions were made to attend the University.

Petitioners believe that keeping college classrooms open is critical to the mental, emotional and physical well-being of our young adult students.

Petitioners also believe that our young adult students are being unnecessarily deprived of a critical and valued aspect of instruction that should be taking place in the classroom with no requirements of (a) limiting numbers from the norm, (b) social distancing, or (c) any other measures tainting the customary educational experience expected upon making the financial commitment to the University.

Petitioners believe that the currently altered academic experience of the vast majority of our young adult students is unacceptable and constitutes a failure by the University to provide the value promised and a serious breach of contract.

However, Petitioners are confident that immediate action by the University, the Department Chairmen, and the Professors/Instructors to eliminate all limiting policies currently in place with an immediate return to the classroom will adequately mitigate the currently detrimental educational environment.

This Petition is designed to be signed, acknowledged and approved individually by any participating parent or student

Submitted September 30th, 2020