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88-Year-Old Professor Resigns Mid-Class When Student Refuses to Wear Mask
On August 24, 88-year-old Irwin Bernstein, a UGA retiree-rehire psychology professor, was teaching his second class of the semester. During his lesson, an unnamed female student walked into the 25-person classroom without a mask. The student was given a disposable mask but refused to put it on properly, stating that she "couldn't breathe" and "had a really hard time breathing," according to reports from the university's student newspaper, The Red & Black
Bernstein had a "No mask, No class" sign on his board which all students saw when they arrived in his classroom. During Bernstein's interaction with the student, he tried to explain to her that due to underlying health conditions such as Type 2 diabetes, hypertension and his advanced age, that he could die from COVID-19.
Having prior knowledge that two of his absent students tested positive for COVID-19, Bernstein decided to retire from UGA in the middle of class once the student refused to wear her mask correctly.
"At that point, I said that whereas I had risked my life to defend my country while in the Air Force, I was not willing to risk my life to teach a class with an unmasked student during this pandemic