By Marisa Martinez, EdSource, April 17, 2020
Mornings for student Cristina Zetino at California State University, Los Angeles are as normal as they can be. Before she packs up her things, she checks in with the family that offers her an occasional place to lay her head for the night.
The self-described “couch surfer” alternates between three different homes throughout the week while juggling work and classes. Always in her possession are three bags: “One bag for school, one for clothes and a bag for personal hygiene and other supplies.”
Amid a global pandemic that has disrupted the economy and schools, Zetino has found her already difficult situation grow more tenuous. Undeterred, she’s one of four students at the Los Angeles college campus that is behind a petition to convince college administrators to switch to a pass-fail grading system this semester.
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