UT-Austin prepared a list of scenarios that could lead to a shutdown this fall. One trigger: a student dying of COVID-19.

Other reasons UT-Austin would close include “significant actions” by the governor or other public officials, sharply diminished hospital capacity, testing shortages on campus and unmanageable, widespread clusters of cases.

Earlier this month, the University of Texas at Austin laid out a comprehensive set of benchmarks answering the question of what it would take to close down campus again. Photo credit: Allie Goulding/The Texas Tribune

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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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