# COVID-19 closures, postponements and cancellation **URL:** \ **Category:** The Quarantine Zone\ **Tags:** covid-quarantine\ **Created:** [March 13, 2020, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-closures-postponements-and-cancellation/849376 "2020-03-13T00:46:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-closures-postponements-and-cancellation/849376/101 "2020-03-15T11:51:38Z")
Here’s [a list of states that have closed schools statewide](https://fox8.com/news/list-states-that-have-closed-all-schools-due-to-coronavirus/). They say they’ll keep it updated, so check back. Here’s the list; click through for details on a given state’s closure: Alabama Florida Illinois Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Michigan New Mexico North Carolina Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Dakota Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Also: DC. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-closures-postponements-and-cancellation/849376/102 "2020-03-15T12:35:19Z")
> [@C3](#): > > North Carolina public schools closed for two weeks (I think that’s going to be an “at least” situation). A teacher in the Wake County Public Schools has tested positive. > > The North Carolina Football Club Youth (which is the largest youth to professional club in the U.S.) stopped all activities last week until at least 4/13. On Friday evening, our district said they were gonna stay open. I spent all day Saturday on conference calls and social media and texting back and forth with union leaders, moving a survey among staff about whether this was a good idea (spoiler: overwhelmingly folks said it wasn’t). We got a huge number of responses, over 1,300, to give to our superintendents. They included a lot of very thoughtful responses about why folks were concerned about keeping schools open, what we needed to be thinking about if we closed them (e.g., how to get Internet access for rural kids in mountain hollers), etc. Our union president got on the phone with the superintendent at 4, just in time to get shunted off the phone so they could watch the governor’s press conference. This is scary times. Tomorrow I go in so we can figure out how to help our kids. ---
**Author:** ![Win\_Place\_Show](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/win_place_show/32/13469_2.png) [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-closures-postponements-and-cancellation/849376/103 "2020-03-15T20:07:04Z")
Ohio suspending dine-in service at restaurants and bars.[link](https://www.wsaz.com/content/news/Ohio-Gov-calls-for-all-restaurants-and-bars-to-close-amid-coronavirus-outbreak-568815131.html) ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-closures-postponements-and-cancellation/849376/104 "2020-03-15T20:29:46Z")
The Ohio closing of bars and restaurants is good because it will help keep people safe and stop the spread. It will be half good half bad for people like my friend who is a diabetic heart patient waitress who has a kid now home from school who had to call off work indefinitely. All that was bad in itself but at least she’ll make SOME money from a stimulus. Hopefully a swift stimulus. It’ll be devastating for a lot of people who will never make enough from the stimulus to cover what they typically make in a week from their restaurant jobs. I’m holding my breath on this move. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-closures-postponements-and-cancellation/849376/105 "2020-03-15T20:36:33Z")
Illinois has just announced the closure of all bars and restaurants for two weeks. That’s on CNN. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-closures-postponements-and-cancellation/849376/106 "2020-03-15T21:45:58Z")
The US movie box office this weekend is bad. The worst since 1995 when ticket prices were much lower so the number of patrons is way, way down. Usually kid friendly films like _Onward_ hold well. It fell 73% from opening weekend. And yet I’m surprised the box office wasn’t $0. These things are still open? “Tonight I’m going to party like it’s nineteen-ninety- … five.” ---
**Author:** ![Toxgoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-closures-postponements-and-cancellation/849376/107 "2020-03-15T22:14:06Z")
Business owners are taking a hit for sure, but what of restaurant and retail workers who depend on these jobs for their livliehood? Waitresses usually don’t have large stacks of cash in the bank to see them through tough times. My daughter was supposed to start a new job as a teacher’s aid on Monday; she’ll be another few weeks without a paycheck which means I’ll be paying her rent in the meantime. My heart aches for her and everyone else like her. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-closures-postponements-and-cancellation/849376/108 "2020-03-15T23:02:00Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > The US movie box office this weekend is bad. The worst since 1995 when ticket prices were much lower so the number of patrons is way, way down. Usually kid friendly films like _Onward_ hold well. It fell 73% from opening weekend. > > And yet I’m surprised the box office wasn’t $0. These things are still open? > > “Tonight I’m going to party like it’s nineteen-ninety- … five.” We saw _The Invisible Man_ on Friday afternoon. I guess that’s close enough for the weekend. Very few people in attendance. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-closures-postponements-and-cancellation/849376/109 "2020-03-15T23:15:14Z")
Our spring Gay Men’s Chorus concert has been cancelled. All the rehearsing, memorization, costuming, dance rehearsals, lighting and advertising has gone to waste. I assume all the tickets already sold will be refunded. Bad news all around. We’re planning on attending a huge international LGBT choral festival in July. Assuming the virus is still among us then, it surely will be cancelled. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-closures-postponements-and-cancellation/849376/110 "2020-03-15T23:35:58Z")
The school district where I coach has just announced closure of all sites from Mar. 19 to Apr. 19. They’re making arrangements for continued nutrition services and will be doing classwork by remote access. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-closures-postponements-and-cancellation/849376/111 "2020-03-16T00:21:11Z")
[All South Carolina schools](https://www.thestate.com/news/coronavirus/article241209451.html). We now have two confirmed cases in my county. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-closures-postponements-and-cancellation/849376/112 "2020-03-16T00:43:11Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Here’s [a list of states that have closed schools statewide](https://fox8.com/news/list-states-that-have-closed-all-schools-due-to-coronavirus/). They say they’ll keep it updated, so check back. Here’s the list; click through for details on a given state’s closure: > > Alabama > Florida > Illinois > Kentucky > Louisiana > Maryland > Michigan > New Mexico > North Carolina > Ohio > Oregon > Pennsylvania > Rhode Island > South Dakota > Virginia > Washington > West Virginia > Wisconsin > > Also: DC. [Add the following states](https://weather.com/health/coronavirus/news/2020-03-15-coronavirus-updates-covid-19-cases-united-states-travel-ban) to the list: Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, South Carolina and Vermont Also, NYC and the Los Angeles Unified School District have closed their schools. ---
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-closures-postponements-and-cancellation/849376/113 "2020-03-16T00:45:27Z")
I’m at a PA bar right now and 2/3 of the patrons are old people LOL Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-closures-postponements-and-cancellation/849376/114 "2020-03-16T02:34:05Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > [Add the following states](https://weather.com/health/coronavirus/news/2020-03-15-coronavirus-updates-covid-19-cases-united-states-travel-ban) to the list: > > Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, South Carolina and Vermont > > Also, NYC and the Los Angeles Unified School District have closed their schools. TN issued guidance to schools, but said it lacked the authority to unilaterally close the schools. Many districts have closed schools, including the districts of Nashville and Memphis. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-closures-postponements-and-cancellation/849376/115 "2020-03-16T03:31:37Z")
My kids’ elementary school is closed till 4/6. I believe all schools in St. Louis City and County are closed now. ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-closures-postponements-and-cancellation/849376/116 "2020-03-16T03:47:47Z")
The governors of Washington, Illinois, Ohio, Massachusetts, and California have closed all bars and restaurants. As I noted on another thread, the bars and restaurants here have been packed, mostly with people under 40. I wish we’d closed them all sooner. And I hope there’s federal money for the many, many workers who are now without paychecks. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-closures-postponements-and-cancellation/849376/117 "2020-03-16T03:47:55Z")
Many school districts in California are closed, including the big ones in LA, SF, and Oakland. Our local smaller district, where my son goes, is also closed, as well as all the surrounding districts. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-closures-postponements-and-cancellation/849376/118 "2020-03-16T06:30:28Z")
As far as theaters go, I heard the weekend box office for the US and Canada was a whopping $56 million. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-closures-postponements-and-cancellation/849376/119 "2020-03-16T06:37:02Z")
All bars in San Francisco are closed. Restaurants can stay open, but have to allow six feet between customers, which makes smaller restaurants unprofitable. (Maybe bigger ones too.) Ditto for LA, plus movie theaters there are closed. My town’s school system is closed, one of the last. My friend who teaches there part time (she’s retired) says it is supposed to go on line. Good luck with that for the second grade. And I’m closed. People over 65 are supposed to self-isolate in California. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-closures-postponements-and-cancellation/849376/120 "2020-03-16T17:23:43Z")
Melania just announced that this year’s White House Easter Egg Roll has been canceled. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-closures-postponements-and-cancellation/849376.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-closures-postponements-and-cancellation/849376.md?page=7)