What’s going on?
All of you have likely been receiving news and updates from many sources over the last week. The situation with Coronavirus/COVID-19 and our local response has been changing rapidly. A good place to stay in the loop for local conditions is at the Public Health Madison & Dane County website. They updated a Public Health Order yesterday prohibiting public and private Mass Gatherings of 250 people or more to include places of worship and religious gathering centers.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services issued an order on Friday that all schools in Wisconsin need to close by 5p on Wednesday and not reopen before April 6. MMSD has communicated that their schools will be closing effective Wednesday, but will remain open on Monday and Tuesday. They add that ‘if you choose to keep your child home next Monday and Tuesday when school is open, absences will be excused and we will follow the normal attendance policy.’