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Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-011 Context (guidance or announcement) Primary source read

News release, 'PGCPS to Temporarily Close Following COVID-19 Announcement' (Mar. 12, 2020)

Closure of all PGCPS schools March 16 through March 27, 2020

Prince George's County Public Schools (Chief Executive Officer Monica Goldson), implementing State Superintendent Karen Salmon's closure announcement of March 12, 2020 · Prince George's County Public Schools, Maryland (county school system) (County)

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Jurisdiction
Prince George's County Public Schools, Maryland (county school system) · Maryland
Level
County
Authority
Md. Code, Educ. § 4-108; § 2-205
Issued
2020-03-12 Mar. 12, 2020
Effective
2020-03-16
End
2020-03-27 (extended, Ex. 012) (read as 2020-03-27)
In force
Mar. 16, 2020 to Mar. 27, 2020
Limitation types
Business closureSchools and child care
Addressees
  • students
  • families
  • staff
  • vendors
Functions reached
  • IN
  • EC before- and after-care
  • FS meals
  • WF workforce of the county's employers (about 136,000 students)
  • SC vendors (bus contractors, food service)
Character
context
Collection
Local districts and authorities AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES

Operative words

Karen Salmon announced Thursday all Maryland public schools will close Monday, March 16 through Friday, March 27 as a part of ongoing efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Enforcement

State Superintendent's closure order implemented by the county system; Md. Code, Educ. § 2-205

Notes

Maryland's second-largest district. The State orders are in the MD State file.

Retrieval note

The system's own release; the State Superintendent's order is the primary closure instrument. in_force_quarters is per instrument (brief, sec.