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Soka University (OC) is kicking its students out with little support, despite stay-at-home order

"Hi all, I'm desperate for help. I don't know if anyone here will know what to do, but I don't know where else to go. I am using a throwaway.

I am an undergrad at Soka University in Orange County. Like many other schools, mine has decided to evacuate campus. Students were initially given until March 27th to move out, which was about two weeks' notice when they first made the announcement. That means we have many students left on campus and my university is still making them leave despite the governor's mandatory stay-at-home order.

About 40-50% of students are international. For them, going home means traveling long distance or scrambling to find housing domestically. We also have many out-of-state students who are having trouble getting home. About 50% of Soka's students receive full-tuition scholarships, meaning their families are in poverty, but Soka is offering barely any financial support. We are receiving at most $2688 in the form of a housing refund, which covers maybe 2-3 months of rent in our area. Soka's endowment is $1.3 billion for just 500 students and we also have an emergency travel fund that is not being distributed to help students. Several of the students being asked to move out are immunocompromised or have immunocompromised family members.

Soka allowed students to petition to stay on campus, but granted very few students permission to stay. The deadline was Monday and they have not extended this deadline even given Gov. Newsom's new order. I can confirm that at least one student who petitioned to stay is immunocompromised and cannot afford to stay in a hotel or AirBnB in this area.

I've emailed the governor's office and the OC Register, both of whom I will call on Monday, but if anyone here can offer advice or support please let me know. We are desperate."

Soka Gakkai's response to Covid-19 in the United States... 10,000 masks (~$2,500).