Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
Wright State University has delayed a student withdrawal deadline a second time as a faculty union strike continues at the school.
The last day students can now withdraw from Wright State with a full refund is Feb. 8, provost Susan Edwards said in a campus-wide email today.
The new date gives students yet another week to decide whether to withdraw. The original deadline to withdraw with a full refund was Jan. 25, three days after members of the Wright State chapter of the American Association of University professors went on strike.
Late registration fees will also be waived to allow students to make changes to their class schedules, Edwards said in her email.
“You remain our top priority,” Edwards told students via email. “We acknowledge that there have been disruptions in your classes. We will continue to identify where the disruptions have occurred and work quickly to avoid further interruptions to your educational experience.”
The AAUP-WSU strike is in its ninth day. Union members have been picketing outside entrances to campus on Colonel Glenn Highway but have abandoned the picket lines today and Thursday due to extremely cold temperatures. The university is also closed through Thursday because of the weather.
Wright State’s board of trustees met in private about the strike for two and a half hours Tuesday night but took no action to end the labor dispute. No further board meetings are scheduled at this time, according to the WSU trustees website.
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