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Second Amended Order the Closure of All K-12 Schools in the State of Ohio (following the Director's Orders of March 14 and March 30, 2020)

Director's Order: Second Amended Order the Closure of All K-12 Schools in the State of Ohio

Director of Health Amy Acton, M.D., M.P.H., Ohio Department of Health · Ohio (Sector regulator)

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Jurisdiction
Ohio
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
R.C. 3701.13
Issued
2020-04-29 Apr. 29, 2020
Effective
School buildings closed to students until 11:59 p.m. June 30, 2020 (read as 2020-06-30)
End
2020-06-30
In force
June 30, 2020 to June 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Schools and child care
Addressees
  • all school buildings that provide any kindergarten through grade twelve instruction in Ohio
Functions reached
  • IN
  • RL
  • FS
  • AC
  • TR
  • OP
  • WF
  • CB
Collection
Education and Child Care SEC-15

Operative words

1. All school buildings that provide any kindergarten through grade twelve instruction in the State of Ohio are to remain closed to students until 11:59 p.m. on June 30, 2020. 2. For the purpose of clarity, this closure does not include administrators, teachers, staff, vendors or contractors of a school.... Telework options should be explored and encouraged whenever feasible. 3. This Order does not apply to and/or excludes activities or events at schools for voting, food services, boarding schools holding a charter from the State Board of Education, health services, charitable work or any activity approved by the local health department. 4. This Order does not apply to and/or excludes day camps licensed by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services... approved, in writing, by the local health department... 5. This Order shall remain in full force and effect until the State of Emergency declared by the Governor no longer exists, or the Director of the Ohio Department of Health rescinds or modifies this Order.

Enforcement

R.C. 3701.352; R.C. 3701.99

Notes

Ohio's closure ran to June 30, 2020, the last day of Q2 2020; food service and boarding schools excepted; day camps only with written local health department approval.

Retrieval note

Read by page image (p. 1); issue date inferred from the Apr. 20 announcement and Apr. 30 capture (Apr. 29 or 30, 2020).