Students of Cornell University in New York have written to the university administration complaining about a freshman year student Jessica Zhang, who is also a TikTok star, for flouting COVID-19 rules on the campus.

An online petition by Concerned Student Coalition read, “Jessica Zhang has shown that she does not care to comply to public safety measures and wants to put other citizens at risk for the sake of her own entertainment.” The petition had nearly 2,000 signatures by Wednesday night. The students are demanding Zhang’s expulsion for flouting coronavirus precautions while partying, reported The Washington Post.

Zhang has more than half a million followers on TikTok.

The petition further read, “Some students don’t have the luxury of going home to a quiet and healthy environment to focus on academics. Do not ruin it for everyone else.

Students in the US are returning to campuses this month.

The backlash against the TikTok star started after she a post on her Snapchat. “The people who slide up saying ‘you’re not social distancing’ are the ones that wouldn’t have been invited anyway,” read the Snapchat post.

Cornell has reported just 28 positive tests on campus since February, but other schools have discovered hundreds of infections shortly after reopening this month.

The freshman year student did not respond to requests for comment from The Washington Post. She has posted a video to TikTok captioned “Apologies + No More Lies.”

“I wrongly believed it was safe for us to gather without masks, and I sincerely apologise to the Cornell and Ithaca community for making this mistake,” said Zhang.

“While we are not able to speak to individual cases, we will note that a number of students who have violated the behavioral compact have been held accountable,” said Cornell spokesman John Carberry in a statement.