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Executive Order 1476

Public school buildings closed to the public through the remainder of the 2019-2020 academic year

Governor Tate Reeves · Mississippi (State)

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Jurisdiction
Mississippi
Level
State
Authority
Miss. Code Ann. 33-15-11(c)(1) and (4), 33-15-31, 33-15-11(b)(9)
Issued
2020-04-22 Apr. 22, 2020
Effective
2020-04-18
End
end of the 2019-20 academic year (read as 2020-06-30)
In force
Apr. 18, 2020 to June 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Schools and child care
Addressees
  • public school districts
  • State Board of Education
Functions reached
  • WF workforce (schools closed)
  • IN in-person instruction
  • FS school food service
Collection
Mississippi MS

Operative words

all Mississippi public school buildings shall remain closed to the public through the remainder of the 2019-2020 academic school year. Distance learning or other instructional means necessary for students to achieve completion of essential grade-level instruction for the 2019-2020 academic school year shall continue. While public school buildings are closed to the public in response to the COVID-19 emergency, each school district shall continue to operate with essential faculty and staff, whether working from home or in the workplace.

Enforcement

Directive to school districts; suspension of Miss. Code Ann. 37-13-63(2)

Notes

Supplements and amends EO 1460; requires summer learning plans by June 1, 2020.

Retrieval note

Signature date 'the 22nd day of April' confirmed by viewing page 3 (Husch Blackwell lists Apr. 23).

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