Mayor Muriel BowserVerified account

(Thread) I am adjusting the DC Government’s operating status between Monday, March 16, through Tuesday, March 31, to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Learn more at http://coronavirus.dc.gov .

2/ At a media availability at 12:00 p.m. today, I will discuss the following directives:

3/ Starting Monday, March 16, through Tuesday, March 31, the District of Columbia Government will operate under an agency-specific telework schedule, with the intent to continue to deliver essential services and to keep critical systems and services operating.

4/ Some government operations will be performed fully remotely, while other services will continue to be performed at public buildings, but under modified operations.

5/ Employees are invited to an Employee Telephone Townhall at 10 a.m. this morning to hear more about the District of Columbia’s operating status. The District of Columbia Government plans to resume normal operations on Wednesday, April 1.

6/ Starting Monday, March 16, through Tuesday, March 31, DC Public Schools (DCPS) will implement distance learning. Students will not report to schools during that time. Monday, March 16: Teachers and staff will report to work to plan for distance learning.