S/O Coronavirus School Closing considered in your area?

[DLgal]

Our district is set to close for Spring Break on March 28. Today we got an email about schedule changes to some days in the next 2 weeks. They are having delayed starts on 3 days, so that they can have planning meetings about distance learning opportunities. It sounds like they may extend our spring break on the back end. They also indicated that the situation is rapidly evolving and that a sudden closure of the schools in the district in the coming days is a possibility.

 

[seashoreCM]

Schools should have no more days off for bereavement or soul searching or counseling, in order to not fall too far behind due to coronavirus.

 

[NYCgrrl]

From today's NYTimes:

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the city’s first district public school closures related to the virus on Thursday morning: two schools in the Bronx that share a building.


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The Laboratory School of Finance and Technology, and South Bronx Preparatory: A College Board School, are both 6-12 grade schools at 360 East 145th Street in the Bronx. The schools serve about 1,300 students combined. Nearly all of the students at both Bronx schools closed Thursday are low-income and black or Hispanic.

A student at one of the schools has a “self-confirmed” positive case of coronavirus, the mayor said in a statement.
A city official said that the child’s parent informed the city that they had tested positive for the virus, though the case is not formally logged in the state database. The city closed the schools based on the parent’s report.
The city will disinfect the school, which will be closed for at least 24 hours, and the city’s health department will investigate close contacts of the infected student who might need testing or quarantine.
“We don’t make this decision lightly, and we know the disruption and anxiety this means for students, faculty and parents,” he said.
Thursday’s closures mark a new stage in the virus’s effect on city schools. Mr. de Blasio has consistently said that he will not implement mass school closures unless the situation changes dramatically.

 

[NYCgrrl]

Schools should have no more days off for bereavement or soul searching or counseling, in order to not fall too far behind due to coronavirus.

How many days do they currently get off for those reasons on your end?

 

[NYCgrrl]

Per local news:

The Archdiocese of New York will close its elementary schools next week, affecting more than 19,000 students.

 

[ENJDisneyFan]

I’m hearing that Ohio schools are closed starting Monday for 3 weeks. The whole state.

 

[Farro]

Mayor Lightfoot was discussing the closing of Chicago public schools. It's not that easy - some kids get the their only meals from school, it keeps them off the streets and safe. If schools all close, we will have a myriad of problems having nothing to do with the virus. I can understand the unwillingness of some places to close schools.

Thank god she said the CTA would not shut down, I'd be screwed and countless others.

 

[Jessj0012]

Ohio governor just closed all k through 12 schools for 3 weeks beginning at the end of school day on Monday March 16th. We have 5 cases in ohio

 

[NYCgrrl]

Mayor Lightfoot was discussing the closing of Chicago public schools. It's not that easy - some kids get the their only meals from school, it keeps them off the streets and safe. If schools all close, we will have a myriad of problems having nothing to do with the virus. I can understand the unwillingness of some places to close schools.

Thank god she said the CTA would not shut down, I'd be screwed and countless others.

This was the thinking of the powers that be for NYC's public schools as well. The possible solution being bandied about currently is to open remote learning centers that serve meals.

I'd be stuck in outer boro Hades (currently living in the Bronx) if public transport closed down. Getting into Manhattan wouldn't be as bad as some of the other boroughs (Staten Island/Richmond and Queens I'm talking about UUUU, LOL) but still bad enough.

 

[Ariel484]

I’m hearing that Ohio schools are closed starting Monday for 3 weeks. The whole state.

Ohio governor just closed all k through 12 schools for 3 weeks beginning at the end of school day on Monday March 16th. We have 5 cases in ohio

Yep. It doesn't say so in the article but gatherings over 100 people are also prohibited.

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2020...-for-ohio-schools-to-control-coronavirus.html

 

[Kaleidodad]

I’m hearing that Ohio schools are closed starting Monday for 3 weeks. The whole state.

And our Ohio school district's Spring break is the week after that, so we're looking at 4 weeks at home with the kids, without any of the usual destinations open to visit! (I have all but given up hope for our WDW spring break trip.) Also sounds like they are locking down nursing homes, so my wife's family is extremely concerned about how great-grandma will hold up for weeks without any family visitors... This is going to be a long month.

 

[Wendy31]

We’re in TN.

Our cases jumped from 9 to 19 today, & our governor declared a state of emergency earlier today.

Our 2 older kids received the message at noon that their college will be going to online instruction following next week’s Spring Break.

Tomorrow is their last day of in-person classes, & Spring Break starts next Monday.

They hope for everyone to be able to return to campus for in-person classes at some point, but students were told to pack up their dorms & be out by this Sunday - “pack up” as if they were not going to return until next fall. A block of dorm rooms is going to be left open for international students & students who can‘t get home.

In our local community, the community college has extended Spring Break for 2 weeks & will go to online instruction after that.

We also just got word that all public schools in our county will be closed through 3/30 w/ hopes to return in April. Tomorrow is the last day for classes.

I expect surrounding counties to follow suit soon.

 

[ENJDisneyFan]

Sounds like a lot of schools are closed starting Monday. How is everyone feeling about sending kids to school tomorrow? I'm on the fence...

 

[RogueX]

I'm north of Boston and we just got the call that all schools in town will be closed. Needless to say, I've got a very happy teen in my house.

 

[onesam319]

Governor of Ohio just announced that schools would be cancelled beginning at the end of the day Monday, March 16 through April 3.

 

[Jessj0012]

My school is on spring break this week and then per the governor we are on a 3 week long spring break end of day Monday. So I think it is silly to send kids back for one day but we will see. Plus I work at a charter school with children who are autistic they already have a hard time coming back from a break can't imagine how it will be when we actually go back.

 

[Disneylover99]

Public schools closing til April 6th in Ontario, starting Saturday.

 

[pryncess527]

And now March Madness is cancelled

 

[Colleen27]

Archdiocese of Detroit is closing all Catholic schools in the area tomorrow and Monday for staff training on coronavirus response and distance learning, even though state and county officials aren't yet recommending school closures.

 

[lifesavacation]

WA governor just closed all public and private schools in King, Pierce, and Snohomish district.