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Ex. DE-069 Order Primary source read

Governor's decision closing Delaware schools for the remainder of the 2019-20 academic year

Delaware Schools Closed through Academic Year

Governor John C. Carney (with the Department of Education) · Delaware (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Delaware
Level
State
Authority
State of Emergency (20 Del. C. ch. 31)
Issued
2020-04-24 Apr. 24, 2020
Effective
2020-04-24
End
2020-06-30 (end of the 2019-20 year); fall 2020 reopening under DE-029 (read as 2020-06-30)
In force
Apr. 24, 2020 to June 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Schools and child care
Addressees
  • all Delaware schools
Functions reached
  • IN in-person instruction suspended for the year
  • WF workforce with school-age children through June 2020
Collection
Delaware DE

Operative words

Governor's release: 'We made the difficult decision today - in consultation with superintendents across our state - to close schools through the rest of the academic year.' The Sixteenth Modification (May 10, 2020) recites 'the suspension of the school year caused by COVID-19' (DE-020; DE-031 at 4-5).

Enforcement

Gubernatorial directive under the State of Emergency; DDOE authority

Retrieval note

Governor's official release rendered to PDF.

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