College students around the United State are going on spring break and causing disruption in Florida and Mexico.  Some individuals traveling out of state aren’t respecting the state rules they have set and are causing concern among residents. 

“The beach brawls, street parties and gunfire of Miami Beach spring break have made international headlines for years. Each time, the city calls an emergency meeting. Arrests are made, sometimes laws are temporarily changed. And then spring break is over, and a collective amnesia sets in until the next year rolls around,” says Taylor Dolven and Isaiah Smalls, both residents of Miami Beach.

But it’s not just in Miami, that people are out on the streets fighting and dancing, causing a ruckus and disturbing the people who live there.  “Cancun is a perennial spring break hot spot – TripAdvisor declared it the international capital of spring break’ in normal times. It has sparkling white sand beaches and water the color of Cool Mint Listerine, resorts for every budget and activities and day trips galore,” said Dawn Gilbertson, reporter from USA Today.

These times are anything but “normal,” which is another reason this year’s spring break antics are problematic.  In fact, many colleges tried to stop spring break, but it didn’t work.“The University of Georgia is one of many colleges that decided to cancel or alter spring break — which typically happens in early or mid-March — to discourage students from travelling. But the students at the table told NPR they chose to make their own spring break. Several had online classes and exams earlier that day, which they attended from their hotel rooms,” said Elissa Nadworny.

Many colleges are canceling their students spring break due to COVID-19. Many schools and states think it’s dangerous for students to travel in the condition we are in right now, and scared for the raise in numbers for COVID-19. “Everyone is concerned, and the University of Miami epidemiologists have projected a surge to emerge from that activity post-spring break,’ he said. ‘They’re predicting a bump in the next couple of weeks. Although some Floridians and out-of-town vacationers may have immunity from prior infection or the vaccines, what worries experts most is the highly transmissible coronavirus variant B.1.1.7 is quickly becoming the dominant variant in Florida.”