Maryland Schools close for rest of academic year

All Maryland Public Schools will be closed for the remainder of the academic year.

THOUSAND CONFIRMED COVI━19CASES IN OUR STATE.

BUT THEONE NUMBER THE GOVERNOR TALKEDABOUT TODAY IS ENCOURAGING.AND THAT MEANS SOME AMENDMENTSTO THE STAY AT HOME ORDERALLOWING YOU DO A LITTLE BITMORE OUTSIDE YOUR HOME.

WMA━2NEWS ABBY ISAACS IS LIVE INANNAPOLIS TO EXPLAIN WHAT ELSEIS CHANGING.GOVERNOR LARRY HOGAN MADESEVERAL BIG ANNOUNCEMENTSTODAY, MOST ARE SMALL STEPTOWARDS NORMALCY.

HEOPTIMISTIC THE STATE IS MOVINGIN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AFTERSEEING A DOWNWARD TREND INHOSPITALIZATIONS AND ICUNUMBERS PLATEAUING FOR OVER AWEEK.

HOGAN SAYS IF THATCONTINUES INTO NEXT WEEK, WECOULD MOVE INTO STAGE ONE,WHICH IS REOPENING CERTAINTYPES OF BUSINESSES ANDRESUMING LOW RISK ACTIVITIES.IN THE MEANTIME, HE IS MAKINGSEVERAL CHANGES.

EFFECTIVEIMMEDIATELY, HOSPITALS, ANDHEALTHCARE PRODIVERS,INCLUDING DENTISTS CAN RESUMEELECTIVE PRODECURES AT THEIRDISCRETION.

EFFECTIVE TOMORROWMORNING, GOLFING BOATINGTENNIS CAMPING AND FISHINGWILL BE ALLOWED ONCE AGAIN.AND STATE PARKS, BEACHES ANDPLAYGROUNDS WILL BE OPENED&LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CAN MAKESIMILAR REOPENING DECISIONS.THEY ARE ALL SMALL STEPS ANDDOCTORS SAY MARYLANDERS NEEDTO CONTNIUE BEING SMART,SOCIAL DISTANCING AND WEARINGFACE MASKS.

Now I realize thatthese are only small steps&but it is thanks to all of youand your sacrifices that weare making great progressflattening the curve and weare preparing to launch ourreopening plan.

THE OTHER BIGANNOUNCEMENT OF COURSE HAVINTO DO WITH SCHOOLS.

THE STATESUPERINDENT SAID THEY WILL BECLOSED FOR THE REST OF THESCHOOL YEAR&.

AND THEY ARELEAVING GRADUATION PLANS UP TOLOCAL SUPERINTENDENTS AS LONGAS THEY FOLLOW THE ORDERSSTILL IN EFFECT, WHICH INCLUDELIMITING GATHERINGS TO 10PEOPLE.

THE STATE SUPERINDENTSAID SCHOOL WILL MOST LIKELYNOT BE ABLE TO FULLY RESUMEOPETATIONS UTNIL STAGE THREEOF THE GOVERNORS PLAN.

WE WILLHAVE MORE ON THAT TIMELINE FORSCHOOLS COMING UP AT 6PM.

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