Miles ISD Issues Coronavirus Update

MILES, TX – In Thursdays statement from Miles ISD, Superintendent Clint Askins delivers the districts decision regarding the rapidly evolving situation with Coronavirus. Miles ISD will extend the suspension of normal district operations through Friday, April 3rd in an effort support our nation’s need to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. Our health officials report that cases are continuing to spread in the state, and an increase in confirmed cases in our county seems likely.

Suspending operations for this length of time will allow us to determine, in coordination with local health officials, whether the virus is continuing to have community spread or whether it has been contained. We are coordinating with other school districts in the county and will use the week of April 3rd to make any decisions on whether there is a need to extend the suspension further.

To provide a sense of possible impact in order to help you prepare: If there is a need to continue the suspension at that time, it would likely be for at least 2 more weeks beyond April 6th. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has outlined the need for all communities to implement a social distancing protocol. 

This is a quickly changing situation, and we will continue to monitor information, will assess conditions throughout the week, and will provide the next update by April 3rd via our website, email, Facebook and Remind.