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Texas classrooms can stay closed this fall without losing state funding if local health officials order it

School districts won’t lose state funding if they stick with virtual classes this fall because a local health authority has mandated that classrooms remain closed.

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Austin-Travis County emergency orders: All school districts and private schools cannot open to on-campus instruction until at least after Sept. 7 and sports, band, etc. cannot take place until in-person learning resumes

  • School systems shall not re-open schools for on-campus, face-to-face instruction until after September 7, 2020;
  • Extracurricular sports and activities shall not take place until school systems re-open for on-campus instruction;

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Texas will extend time that schools will be allowed to stay online-only, Gov. Greg Abbott says

Schools had previously been told that they would need to limit online-only instruction to the first three weeks of the school year, or they’d lose state funding.

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