At a 2:00 PM press conference, Governor Northam declared that all Virginia public schools would be closed to students for the remainder of this school year. State and local school officials will be working to develop and communicate information on instruction, graduation, etc.
For athletics, the VHSL announced in a 3:34 PM news release that spring sports and activities would be canceled. However, the VHSL held out hope that these activities may resume in the summer, stating, "The VHSL will hold a conference call Tuesday morning with its VHSL Management Crisis team to discuss all options relating to spring sports and academic activities following the current academic year and into the summer. The VHSL will announce a decision on Tuesday following the meeting."
Please check back at this site tomorrow for more information, as well as through the FCPS Rapid Communication system.
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