The Austin school district announced Tuesday night the suspension of all district-sponsored domestic travel to states where the new coronavirus is becoming widespread.
The ban applies for states where local governments have declared a state of public health emergency, district officials said in a statement. Those states are California, Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, Oregon, Washington and Utah.
The district did not say until when the ban will be in place but said it will continue to monitor the situation.
Austin district Superintendent Paul Cruz on Saturday announced the cancellation of all district-sponsored international trips through March 31. The canceled trips include one during spring break by the Bowie High School band, which was scheduled to march in Dublin on St. Patrick’s Day.
The district on Tuesday also asked families to avoid traveling to countries with warnings — like China, Iran, Italy and South Korea — during spring break.
“Parents of students who do travel to one of these countries over spring break or have plans to do so, should contact campus administration and plan to self-quarantine for 14 days after returning to the United States, per the (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) guidelines,” the statement said. “The self-quarantine days will be counted as excused absences.”
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