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READ: HIDOE Media Advisory: HIDOE employees to begin remote work March 19, schools to close March 30
March 18, 2020
The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) will close its offices except for essential functions effective Thursday, March 19. Schools will close March 30 following the extension of spring break. Employee return dates will be staggered. Students are anticipated to return to school April 7. HIDOE employees will be working remotely and those who need to perform duties at a campus or office during this period will be limited to those tasks before returning to their telework arrangement.
The Department will be meeting internally and with key stakeholders today to finalize logistics. Additional details will be made public at a press conference Thursday. Media requests for information and interviews will be declined until then.
Media Advisory
What: HIDOE press conference
Where: The press conference will be streamed live at https://www.facebook.com/HIDOE808.
When: Thursday, March 19, 2020, 3 p.m.