Dallas diocese schools covid. Dallas collin ellis fannin grayson hunt kaufman navarro and rockwall. We will be aggressive in our decisions to move to remote learning in the case that covid 19 is detected within a. Catholic schools need to be reflective of the needs of their communities and serve the greater interests of those they serve.
Burns made the announcement at a news conference on march 13 following a meeting with the presbyteral council the committee of priests from throughout the nine county. The dallas diocese said parents will receive a detailed reopening plan from schools soon. Diocesan schools to reopen with in person instruction this fall.
Masses and other activities at 79 dallas catholic churches have been canceled and 33 diocese of dallas catholic schools will close for at least two weeks in an effort to help prevent the spread of covid 19. Coronavirus covid 19 updates catholic schools in the diocese of dallas our catholic schools have moved to e learning for the remainder of the 2019 2020 school year in accordance with the order from the state of texas. At our best catholic schools are not merely good for catholics catholic schools are good for dallas.
The diocese of dallas oversees 33 catholic schools across nine counties. The catholic diocese of dallas announced thursday that in person learning will resume this fall. Local schools will have specific information for parents regarding remote and e learning.
While the dallas county order to delay school openings is meant to apply to private religious schools the roman catholic churchs dallas diocese says its schools outside dallas county will open on time and run on their normal schedule. The diocese has released guidelines saying it can keep students teachers and staff safe. Our ccd classes or sunday catechetical classes are also suspended.
I can also tell you that all of our catholic schools in the diocese of the dallas will be closed and move to e learning or remote learning until at least march 27 2020. Catholic schools in dallas diocese release new requirements for fall semester. We have come to the conclusion that we can.
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