{"id":"TN-063","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Tennessee","state":"TN","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Bill Lee (Office of the Governor, COVID-19 Bulletin #1)","authority":"Gubernatorial direction to local education agencies (recommendation, not an order)","instrument":"COVID-19 Bulletin #1 (Mar. 17, 2020): Governor\u0027s Mar. 16, 2020 call for all school districts to close by Mar. 20, 2020","title":"School Closures: Gov. Lee urged school districts across Tennessee to close by Friday, March 20","dateIssued":"2020-03-17","effective":"Schools closed by Mar. 20, 2020 through Mar. 31, 2020 (extended by later recommendations through Apr. 24 and then the school year)","end":"End of the 2019-20 school year (Ex. TN-064)","startDate":"2020-03-20","endDate":"2020-06-30","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["SCH"],"addressees":["all school districts"],"clause":"On Monday, March 16, Gov. Lee urged school districts across Tennessee to close by Friday, March 20, and all districts have agreed to do so. \u0027As the response to COVID-19 evolves, I urge every school district in Tennessee to close as soon as practically possible, with all schools expected to close by Friday, March 20, 2020 at the latest. Schools should remain closed through March 31, 2020 to further mitigate the spread of this infectious disease and we will issue further guidance prior to March 31.\u0027","enforcement":"None (recommendation adopted by every district); EO 22 Attachment A ¶ 16 then limited educational institutions to distance learning, food service and essential functions by force of law","functions":["WF parents\u0027 workforce availability (every district closed Mar. 20-end of year)","IN in-person instruction ended statewide","EC child care demand"],"notes":"The Governor\u0027s own statement that \u0027all districts have agreed\u0027 to close","sourceUrl":"https://www.tn.gov/governor/covid-19/covid-19-daily-bulletin/2020/3/17/covid-19-bulletin--1---march-17--2020.html","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200321043653/https://www.tn.gov/governor/covid-19/covid-19-daily-bulletin/2020/3/17/covid-19-bulletin--1---march-17--2020.html","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":114397,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"TN","url":"/library/TN-063","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/TN-063","citation":"Governor Bill Lee (Office of the Governor, COVID-19 Bulletin #1), COVID-19 Bulletin #1 (Mar. 17, 2020): Governor\u0027s Mar. 16, 2020 call for all school districts to close by Mar. 20, 2020 (Ex. TN-063)","stateName":"Tennessee","related":["TN-064"]}