City Indoor Dining and Public Schools Re-Opening/Closure Dates and Sources
City	Indoor Dining Re-Opening/Closing Dates	Public School Re-Opening/Closing Dates (2020–2021 School Year)	Indoor Dining Sources	School Sources
Austin	1/5/2020	5/10/2020	Governor Abbott Issues Executive Order Relating To The Expanded Reopening Of Services|Office of the Texas Governor|Greg Abbott (accessed on 14 December 2020)	3_V 4.2 Open for Learning_Revised 111120.pdf (austinisd.org) (accessed on 14 December 2020)
Baltimore	19/6/2020–10/12/2020	Did not resume in-person classes	Baltimore Allows Indoor Dining June 19 2020 MAYORAL EXECUTIVE ORDER (baltimorecity.gov) (accessed on 14 December 2020)	https://www.baltimorecityschools.org/sites/default/files/2020-08/DraftReopeningPlan-8.14.2020.pdf https://www.baltimorecityschools.org/small-group (accessed on 14 December 2020)
Boston	22/6/2020	Did not resume in-person classes	Reopening Massachusetts: Baker-Polito Administration Initiates Transition to Step Two of Second Phase of Four-Phase Approach|Mass.gov (accessed on 14 December 2020)	Boston Public Schools Announces Delay in Next Phase of In-Person Learning Due to Newly Released Public Health Data Boston Public Schools Shifts to All Remote Learning Due to Rising COVID-19 Cases Citywide (accessed on 14 December 2020)
Charlotte	22/5/2020	12/10/2020–14/12/2020	Governor Roy Cooper Executive Order May 20 2020 Charlotte Re-opens Indoor Dining along State Guidance (accessed on 14 December 2020)	CMS to return to in-person instruction in phased plan CMS will return to remote learning until Jan. 19 (accessed on 14 December 2020)
Chicago	26/6/2020–30/10/2020	Did not resume in-person classes	BeSafe.Capacity-Limitations-City-of-Chicago-Phase-4-Guidelines.pdf Microsoft Word-CDPH Order 2020-11 Reissued 10.30.20 FINAL (chicago.gov) (accessed on 14 December 2020)	Chicago Public Schools to Begin School Year with Full Remote Learning Model Based on Public Health Guidance and Parent Feedback|Chicago Public Schools (cps.edu) (accessed on 14 December 2020)
Cleveland	21/5/2020	Did not resume in-person classes	COVID-19 Update: Reopening of Restaurants, Bars, and Personal Care Services|Governor Mike DeWine (ohio.gov) (accessed on 14 December 2020)	10/16/2020-CEO Update on 2nd Quarter Recommendations (clevelandmetroschools.org) (accessed on 14 December 2020)
Columbus	21/5/2020	Did not resume in-person classes	COVID-19 Update: Reopening of Restaurants, Bars, and Personal Care Services|Governor Mike DeWine (ohio.gov) (accessed on 14 December 2020)	CCS Announces Second Quarter Learning Model (ccsoh.us) (accessed on 14 December 2020)
Dallas	1/5/2020	28/9/2020	Governor Abbott Issues Executive Order Relating To The Expanded Reopening Of Services|Office of the Texas Governor|Greg Abbott (accessed on 14 December 2020)	Dallas ISD Schools To Reopen A Week Early For Students Moving Between Certain Grade Levels–CBS Dallas/Fort Worth (cbslocal.com) (accessed on 14 December 2020)
Denver	27/5/2020–20/11/2020	28/9/2020–30/11/2020	Restaurant Reopening Statement (denvergov.org) Denver Moves to Level Red on State’s Revised COVID-19 Dial (denvergov.org) (accessed on 14 December 2020)	Our DPS Weekly: Planning for Safe, Gradual Return of Kindergartners, 1st-Graders|Denver Public Schools (dpsk12.org) Our DPS Weekly: Important Update on Return to School|Denver Public Schools (dpsk12.org) (accessed on 14 December 2020)
Detroit	8/6/2020–11/18/2020	8/9/2020–11/16/2020	Whitmer-Governor Whitmer Rescinds Safer at Home Order, Moves Michigan to Phase Four of the MI Safe Start Plan (accessed on 14 December 2020)	DPSCD Suspension of Face to Face Learning FAQ Nov 16 2020 v2 (detroitk12.org) (accessed on 14 December 2020)
Fort Worth	1/5/2020	5/10/2020	Governor Abbott Issues Executive Order Relating To The Expanded Reopening Of Services|Office of the Texas Governor|Greg Abbott (accessed on 14 December 2020)	Fort Worth ISD to start transition to in-person learning next week; schedule released (msn.com) (accessed on 14 December 2020)
Houston	1/5/2020	19/10/2020	Governor Abbott Issues Executive Order Relating To The Expanded Reopening Of Services|Office of the Texas Governor|Greg Abbott (accessed on 14 December 2020)	2020–2021 Houston ISD Reopening Plan/Reconnect Safely, Return Strong-Home (accessed on 14 December 2020)
Indianapolis	1/6/2020	5/10/2020–23/11/2020	455ab1988f7f491684889f6200d1ce1e.pdf (citybase-cms-prod.s3.amazonaws.com) (accessed on 14 December 2020)	IPS Students Start Returning to the Classroom in Phased-In Approach—Indianapolis Public Schools Newsroom (ipsnewsroom.org) IPS Will Return to 100 Percent Remote Learning, Starting Nov. 23.—Indianapolis Public Schools Newsroom (ipsnewsroom.org) (accessed on 14 December 2020)
Kansas City	15/5/2020	Did not resume in-person classes	KM_C368-20200512093120 (kcmo.gov) (accessed on 14 December 2020)	https://www.kcpublicschools.org/reopening-kcps Reopening Notifications-Kansas City Public Schools (kcpublicschools.org) (accessed on 14 December 2020)
Las Vegas	9/5/2020	Did not resume in-person classes	2020-05-07-COVID-19 Declaration of Emergency Directive 018-Phase One Reopening (Attachments) (nv.gov)	Microsoft Word-TRANSITION PLAN FINAL RELEASE 1 11-9-2020.docx (boarddocs.com)
Long Beach	30/5/2020–25/11/2020	Did not resume in-person classes	Restaurants, Barbers and Hair Salons to Open (longbeach.gov) City of Long Beach Issues Modified Safer at Home Health Order (accessed on 14 December 2020)	LBUSD News (09/10/20) Distance Learning to Continue through Jan. (lbschools.net) (accessed on 14 December 2020)
Los Angeles	30/5/2020–25/11/2020	Did not resume in-person classes	L.A. County again closes restaurants amid coronavirus surge—Los Angeles Times (latimes.com) (accessed on 14 December 2020)	Latest News/Return to School-Schools Reopening List (lausd.net) (accessed on 14 December 2020)
Miami	27/5/2020–8/7/2020Re-opened again 31/9/2020	5/10/2020	Miami-Dade restaurants reopen despite coronavirus concerns|Miami Herald Statement from Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez on additional closures related to COVID-19 surge (miamidade.gov) Miami To Restart Indoor Dining After Almost 2 Months Of Closures (forbes.com) (accessed on 14 December 2020)	Miami-Dade School Board Votes to Start in-Person Learning Oct. 5–NBC 6 South Florida (nbcmiami.com) (accessed on 14 December 2020)
Minneapolis	10/6/2020–18/11/2020	Did not resume in-person classes	COVID-19 news updates/Office of Governor Tim Walz and Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan (mn.gov) (accessed on 14 December 2020)	5 Phases to Safe Learning-MPS_CMF (mpls.k12.mn.us) (accessed on 14 December 2020)
New York City	30/9/2020–14/12/2020	1/10/2020–19/11/20Reopened again 7/12/20	Indoor Dining Returns to New York City, but Will Customers?—The New York Times (nytimes.com) Just When Restaurants Thought 2020 Couldn’t Get Any Worse …—The New York Times (nytimes.com) (accessed on 14 December 2020)	https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/18/nyregion/nyc-schools-covid.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/29/nyregion/schools-reopening-partially.html (accessed on 14 December 2020)
Oakland	23/10/2020–18/11/2020	Did not resume in-person classes	Alameda County is reopening indoor dining. Here’s how it’s going (sfchronicle.com) (accessed on 14 December 2020)	https://t.e2ma.net/message/l78mod/1jp43bh (accessed on 14 December 2020)
Philadelphia	8/9/2020–20/11/2020	Did not resume in-person classes	Philadelphia to Reopen Indoor Dining on Sept 8 (accessed on 14 December 2020)	District schools will remain fully virtual at this time–The School District of Philadelphia (philasd.org) (accessed on 14 December 2020)
Phoenix	11/5/2020	3/9/2020	https://azgovernor.gov/sites/default/files/eo_2021_0.pdf (accessed on 14 December 2020)	COVID 19—Maricopa County Regional School District (mcrsd.org) (accessed on 14 December 2020)
Portland	19/6/2020–11/18/2020	Did not resume in-person classes	Portland restaurants and bars can reopen Friday: Here, are 5 things you need to know—oregonlive.com (accessed on 14 December 2020)	Portland Public Schools Information/Fall 2020 (pps.net) (accessed on 14 December 2020)
San Antonio	1/5/2020	8/9/2020	Governor Abbott Issues Executive Order Relating To The Expanded Reopening Of Services|Office of the Texas Governor|Greg Abbott (accessed on 14 December 2020)	Aug 27 parent letter-yellow phase-final-span-eng.pdf (saisd.net) (accessed on 14 December 2020)
San Diego	21/5/2020–14/11/2020	13/10/2020	Reopening (sandiegocounty.gov) (accessed on 14 December 2020)	Phases of Reopening-San Diego Unified School District (accessed on 14 December 2020)
San Francisco	30/9/2020–14/11/2020	Did not resume in-person classes	San Francisco to Move Forward with Reopening More Businesses and Activities on September 30 (accessed on 14 December 2020)	SFUSD Updates Timeline for In-Person Learning | SFUSD (accessed on 14 December 2020)
San Jose	13/10/2020–17/11/2020	Did not resume in-person classes	Mandatory Directive: Dining, Bars, Wineries, and Smoking Lounges (sccgov.org) (accessed on 14 December 2020)	San José Unified Prepares For In-Person Instruction in January| Press Releases|What’s Happening|San José Unified School District (sjusd.org) (accessed on 14 December 2020)
Seattle	5/6/2020–16/11/2020	Did not resume in-person classes	SafeStartPhasedReopening.pdf (wa.gov) Inslee announces statewide restrictions for four-weeks|by WA Governor’s Office|Washington State Governor’s Office |Medium (accessed on 14 December 2020)	School Board Approval-Seattle Public Schools (seattleschools.org) (accessed on 14 December 2020)
Washington DC	22/6/2020	Did not resume in-person classes	DC Ready for Phase 2 Reopening Monday–NBC4 Washington (nbcwashington.com) Phase Two|coronavirus (dc.gov) (accessed on 14 December 2020)	Statement from Mayor Bowser on the Agreement with the Washington Teachers’ Union on a Return to In-Person Learning|dcps (accessed on 14 December 2020)