FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Richard Hill
Senior Public Information Officer
Tarrant County Public Health
817-321-5306 direct
817-401-5967 cell
rwhill2@tarrantcounty.com
Students will not be returning for in-person classes until Sept. 28
July 21, 2020 (Tarrant County, TX) – Tarrant County students will not return to school until Sept. 28 under a Joint Control Order issued today by Local Health Authorities from Tarrant County, the City of Arlington and the City of Burleson.
Under the order, all public and non-religious private schools are not to re-open for on-campus, face-to-face instruction or activities until Sept.28. Some activities are allowed, though social distancing, facial coverings and other safety protocols must still be observed:
The new order requires each school district to provide the Local Health Authority a written plan for resuming on-campus instruction and extra-curricular activities no later than two weeks before re-opening school. Tarrant County Public Health Director Vinny Taneja said the order is needed to continue to slow the spread of COVID-19.
"The safety of our children is our greatest concern along with the health of their parents, teachers and friends," said Tarrant County Public Health Director Vinny Taneja. "With community spread actively in place, our children going to school would undo everything that our stay at home and mask-wearing efforts have tried to accomplish."
The order, effective today, was signed jointly by all three Local Health Authorities, Dr. Catherine Colquitt for Tarrant County Public Health, Dr. Cynthia Simmons for the City of Arlington, and Dr. Steve Martin for the City of Burleson.
Read the Joint Control Order here.
For questions, call the Tarrant County Public Health information line at (817) 248-6299.
County Telephone Operator 817-884-1111
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