COVID-19

With the expanse of COVID-19 around the United States, local entities have taken precautionary measures to assess the impact on the area.

Earl Jarrett, Interim Superintendent of Breckenridge ISD sent out a letter on March 13 to BISD staff, families, and the community informing them BISD was closed for students and staff on Monday, March 16. Campus and district administration, directors, and central office employees were expected to report to work.

In an effort to support the health and safety of students and communities, the UIL announced Friday it is suspending all UIL interscholastic competition from March 16 until March 29 due to the outbreak of COVID-19 (coronavirus).

Stephens County and Breckenridge officials have decided to declare a local disaster due to a public health emergency on Monday, March 16 at the County Courthouse. The declaration comes as officials believe the community may have active cases of COVID-19.

“Locally we have been trying to get our arms around the impact this virus will have on our community,” County Judge Michael Roach said. “The trigger was the moment we felt the community had local transmission of COVID-19. It’s a very strong belief that we have active cases of COVID-19 in Stephens County/Breckenridge.”

March 16 – These steps are recommended until April 20, 2020 or until otherwise noted.

Event and Large Gatherings Recommendations
Stephens County recommends any events over 50 people be canceled. Additionally, we strongly recommend organizers of events of any size in which people will be in close contact to cancel or postpone such events, if possible.