The COVID Project
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- Jurisdiction
- Montgomery County, Maryland · Washington suburbs · Maryland
- Level
- County
- Authority
- Md. Code Health-Gen. § 18-208; COMAR 10.06.01.06
- Issued
- 2020-08-05 Aug. 5, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-08-05 (effective immediately) (read as 2020-08-05)
- End
- 2020-08-07 (rescinded, Ex. MET-DCM-006); by its terms to Oct. 1, 2020 (read as 2020-08-07)
- In force
- Aug. 5, 2020 to Aug. 7, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureSchools and child care
- Addressees
- nonpublic schools located within Montgomery County
- Functions reached
- IN in-person instruction prohibited
- EC extended care
- WF parents
- CB families and tuition
- Collection
- Washington suburbs MET-DCM
Operative words
Nonpublic schools located within Montgomery County, Maryland are prohibited from [opening for in-person instruction]... a. This Order rescinds and replaces the Health Officer Directive and Order Regarding [Nonpublic Schools dated July 31, 2020]... b. This Order remains in effect until October 1, 2020, or until rescinded, superseded, [amended or revised].
Enforcement
Health-Gen. § 18-208 and COMAR 10.06.01.06 (recited); criminal penalties under Pub. Safety § 14-114 for violation of emergency orders
Notes
Recites that MCPS had been closed through Oct. 1, 2020 and that 'the current surveillance and epidemiological data do not support the safe reopening of schools for in-person instruction in any capacity.'