As the fall semester rapidly approaches, many housekeeping and facilities workers have questioned the practicality of implementing safety guidelines for on-campus operations. For example, part of the community standards expected of housekeeping staff involve disinfecting “high-touch surfaces,” like restrooms and elevator buttons, four times a day, which some say is not possible. This episode is the second part of a two-part series where we highlight University employee reactions to the upcoming fall semester plan. Reporting by Chiara Evans and Isabella Sherk. Episode co-edited and co-produced by Evely Forte and Meredith Radford.

For further reading:

  • 'On the front lines': UNC facilities workers consider costs of fall return to campus, by Chiara Evans and Isabella Sherk
  • UNC enters into $1.5 million settlement over Clery Act violations, chancellor announces, by Maydha Devarajan
  • Here's what you need to know about the Commission on Campus Equality and Student Equity, by Sara Raja
  • University delays releasing sexual assault records despite N.C. Supreme Court ruling, by Maydha Devarajan