Baltimore County Public Schools open Monday under a state of emergency that County Executive Johnny Olszewski put in place earlier this week due to worsening COVID-19 transmission numbers.
Olszewski announced the state of emergency Tuesday, hours before school superintendent Darryl Williams briefed the school board on the start of school. And it was clear Williams didn’t know what it might mean for the school system.
“Stay tuned,” Williams told the board. “I don’t have all of the particulars regarding that and how it may impact our school.”
So, putting the question to Olszewski, the answer is it won’t, at least for now.
“For all intents and purposes at this point there’s no practical change in terms of the school system, but I do want to applaud Superintendent Williams and the system for taking decisive actions to keep our children safe, including my daughter who will be attending as a kindergartener next week,” Olszewski said.
Read more (and listen) at WYPR.
