Las Positas Community College Classes Suspended

LIVERMORE, CA — The Chabot-Las Positas Community College District announced on Wednesday that it is temporarily suspending classes for the next three days because of the threat of infection from the novel coronavirus.

The district, which has its headquarters in Dublin, said its decision to suspend classes for Thursday, Friday and Saturday was made in the best interest of its faculty, its classified professionals, its students and its community. The district serves 29,000 students annually in southern Alameda County annually through its two colleges: Chabot College in Hayward and Las Positas College in Livermore.

The district said regularly scheduled online classes will continue without disruption and classes will resume on Monday using either online education or limited in-person participation classes. It said students will receive notification directly from their instructors on how to proceed with their coursework.

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The district said students who have questions or need more information should contact their instructors or respective college.

In a statement, the district said, "While we have zero reported cases among students or employees, we are taking this step to pause, plan and train faculty, classified professionals and students in the event that we receive evidence of further escalation."

The district said all district and college functions will remain open for business, and faculty and staff will report to work as normal to complete training and other preparations in order to convert to alternate methods of instruction. Many other colleges in the Bay Area already have suspended in-person classes.

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