The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Maryland
- Level
- Sector regulator
- Authority
- Md. Code, Educ. 2-205 and 7-101 et seq.; Governor's emergency proclamation
- Issued
- 2020-05-06 May 6, 2020
- Effective
- n/a (read as 2020-05-06)
- End
- n/a (read as 2020-06-30)
- In force
- May 6, 2020 to June 30, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Schools and child care
- Addressees
- all Maryland public school systems
- Functions reached
- IN in-person instruction (closed)
- WF every employer's workforce with school-age children
- EC child care (indefinite closure except essential personnel)
- FS TR AC
- Collection
- Maryland MD
Operative words
MARCH 12, 2020: Karen B. Salmon, Ph.D., State Superintendent of Schools announced the initial closure of schools from March 16-March 27, 2020, the cancellation of all travel for students and staff, and a cleaning process for all school [buildings]... MARCH 26, 2020: Dr. Salmon announced the extension of school closures until April 24, and the indefinite closure of [child care programs except for essential personnel]... APRIL 17, 2020: Dr. Salmon announced the extension of school closures until May 15, 2020.... Following my announcement that schools will remain closed and not reopen before May 15, 2020... [schools] have been closed since March 16, 2020, and will be closed at least through May 15, 2020
Enforcement
State Superintendent's orders under the Education Article and the emergency proclamation
Notes
MSDE's own recital of the closure chronology; the May 6, 2020 closure for the remainder of the year was announced with this plan (Governor's May 6 press conference)
Retrieval noteGraded secondary for the closure orders it describes (the authority's own document describing its orders); primary as to its own text.