Schools will be closed on March 16
Fairfax County Public Schools will be closed on Monday, March 16, Superintendent Scott Brabrand announced this afternoon.
March 16 will be designated a staff development day to give educators an opportunity to prepare for the possibility of distance learning in case schools have to be closed due to the worsening spread of coronavirus.
Students will have the day off on Monday. SACC centers will be open. After-school extracurricular activities, including athletic practices and games, adult and community education classes, and non-FCPS recreation and other programs will be held. The middle school after-school program is canceled.
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School-based employees will report to school and will receive additional information on planning and training for remote learning. All central office staff and hourly employees will report to work as normal. Transportation and foodservice employees will receive further guidance on where and when to report.
Visit the FCPS coronavirus webpage for more information and updates on how the school system is responding to the disease.
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In addition, due to coronavirus, FCPS announced a decision March 10 to cancel or postpone all field trips that include an overnight stay between March 11 and April 12. All day trips are canceled to states that the CDC has identified as having widespread coronavirus cases, including New York.
