Cuesta College cancels, postpones all ‘non-essential’ events due to coronavirus outbreak
Cuesta College will cancel or postpone “all non-essential gatherings and events” indefinitely as it follows California Department of Public Health guidelines, the San Luis Obispo community college announced Thursday.
There are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in San Luis Obispo County as Thursday. However, Cuesta College said that it is taking extra precautions and planning with guidance from the public health department.
All sports events, music concerts, theater performances, campus visits and more have been canceled, according to an email sent by Cuesta College president Jill Stearns. Both San Luis Obispo and Paso Robles campuses will be affected by this policy.
All Cuesta College tickets will be refunded for canceled events, according to Sterns said. The college does not determine if tickets of external clients who rent the theater will refund tickets to their events. That is up to the individual external client.
Which events will be canceled or postponed “depends on the nature of the event and duration of the COVID-19 prevention action,” Sterns said.
The 37th annual Jazz Festival & Concert and Cuesta Choirs Concert were among the events that have been canceled or postponed.
Preview Nights, an event for incoming students, has also been postponed until further notice, according to Cuesta College event’s page.
This announcement came shortly after Cal Poly postponed spring classes and canceled all spring sport events for the time being. Many large San Luis Obispo County events have been canceled as well.
Both Cuesta College and Cal Poly will continue to hold in-person classes, the schools said.
Cuesta is advising students and employees to avoid campus if they have a fever, cough or shortness of breath.
Correction: The article has been updated to clarify that Cuesta College does not determine if tickets of external clients who rent the theater will refund tickets to their events. That is up to the individual external client.
This story was originally published March 12, 2020 at 6:02 PM.
