Bay Area School Closures and Student Dismissals
From Regular School Attendance to be Extended Through May 1, 2020
San Jose, CA – Seven Bay Area county health officers, in collaboration with their six county superintendents of schools have made a unified, regional decision to extend school closures and student dismissals from regular school attendance through May 1, 2020 to slow the spread of COVID-19 to the maximum extent possible. The safety and wellness of students, school personnel, and the community are the highest priorities of all schools and districts in these six counties.
Building on the regional coordination the Bay Area jurisdictions took on March 16, 2020 in issuing Health Officer orders requiring all residents to shelter-in-place, the following Bay Area county agencies have been working together over the last several weeks to align strategies and practices during this unprecedented time for public education:
• Alameda County Office of Education
• Contra Costa County Office of Education
• Marin County Office of Education
• San Francisco Unified School District
• San Mateo County Office of Education
• Santa Clara County Office of Education