Reminder: Voting Underway for Reston Association Election — Voting is open through April 3 for RA’s Board of Directors election. Votes will be accepted through 5 p.m. that day. [Reston Association]
FCPS Superintendent Provides Update — Monday will be a student holiday, but all after-school extracurricular activities will proceed as scheduled. [Fairfax County Public Schools]
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Fairfax County Public Schools will close on Monday, March 16 in order to plan for the possibility of future school closures due to the coronavirus outbreak.
In a tweet issued around 3 p.m. today (Tuesday), FCPS stated that the staff development day is intended to provide staff with time to plan for distance learning the event of a school closure.
More details on the plan are expected.
A man who visited Christ Church in Georgetown where a rector tested positive for coronavirus defied a two-week self-quarantine recommended by D.C. Mayor Bowser.
According to a FOX 5 DC report, the man, who is from Silver Spring, spent Monday “playing golf in Reston…. albeit at a distance from his friends.”
Roughly 550 parishioners were in self-quarantine through Monday (March 9) after the rector tested positive for the virus. A 39-year-old man who is also from the church also tested positive.
At a county meeting earlier today, the county’s health director urged residents to exercise caution when going outdoors.
Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Scott Braband also outlined two different scenarios for school closures in the event of the spread of the virus into local schools.
Closures could be targeted to specific schools or closed entirely if recommended by the state health commissioner due to high rates of absenteeism.
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Reston Association Offers First Aid Certification Classes — The organization is offering certification courses for First Aid, CPR and AED. Registration is $105 for RA members and $120 for all others. [Reston Association]
Schools Superintendent Offers Coronavirus Update — In a letter to the community yesterday (Monday), Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Scott Brabrand says the school system is implementing a travel history questionnaire and presented two scenarios in case schools are closed. [Fairfax County Public Schools]
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Meets Today — The board will receive an update on the coronavirus. In the Hunter Mill District, the board will consider a 20 percent drop in parking at Reston Gateway. [Fairfax County Government]
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