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Ex. ECO-B-127 Order Confirmed from a secondary source

COVID-19 Order No. 6 (Mar. 15, 2020), Order Temporarily Closing All Public and Private Elementary and Secondary Schools

Temporary closure of all public and private elementary and secondary schools, March 17 - April 6, 2020

Governor Charles D. Baker · Massachusetts (State)

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Jurisdiction
Massachusetts
Level
State
Authority
Mass. Gen. Laws c. 639 of the Acts of 1950 (Civil Defense Act); declaration of Mar. 10, 2020
Issued
2020-03-15 Mar. 15, 2020
Effective
March 17, 2020 (read as 2020-03-17)
End
April 6, 2020 (extended Mar. 25 to May 4 and Apr. 21 through end of school year, Ex. ECO-B-128) (read as 2020-04-06)
In force
Mar. 17, 2020 to Apr. 6, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Schools and child care
Addressees
  • all public and private elementary and secondary schools
Functions reached
  • WF (964,514 students, Ballotpedia/NCES)
  • SCH
Collection
Workforce, schools and child care ECO-B

Enforcement

St. 1950, c. 639, sec. 8

Notes

Ballotpedia (Ex. ECO-B-105): 'March 15, 2020: Baker issued an executive order closing all schools in the state from March 17 until April 6.'