The Latest: DSU to resume in-person teaching in fall 2020

DICKINSON, N.D. – The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak in North Dakota (all times local):

2:50 p.m.

Dickinson State University plans to resume in-person teaching this fall after switching to online classes this spring during the coronavirus outbreak

University administrators agreed unanimously at a cabinet meeting Tuesday to plan to return to regular face-to-face teaching in fall 2020. The school says precautions will be taken for the safety of students, faculty and staff.

North Dakota has 11 public universities and colleges. University system spokeswoman Billie Jo Lorius said Dickinson State is the first school to signal it would resume classes.

Dickinson State says it will continue offering the option of online and distance learning for students.

“Dickinson State University is planning to welcome students, staff, and faculty back on campus face-to-face in the fall, and we are very much looking forward to this,” DSU President Steve Easton said in a statement.

The university also plans to open residence halls for the fall semester.