ANNOUNCEMENT: Effective today with Governor Abbott's NEW Executive Orders, Catholic schools will REMAIN CLOSED for remainder of the school year! Our schools will continue to provide quality education via at-home and distance learning formats for the rest of the school year. Please contact your local Catholic school administrator for further details on their continued closures. Please continue to be prayerful and careful to protect yourself and others, and we will survive this pandemic. God is still in control! Very sincerely in Christ, Dr. John Quary Superintendent of Schools
You can spread #COVID19 without knowing you have it. Whether you have symptoms or not, #StayHome. If you have to go out, wear a mask/bandana/scarf, regularly wash your hands, and stay 6 feet apart. We must stay #ApartTogether to slow coronavirus. https://tea.texas.gov/staywell
NEW ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY, APRIL 1, 2020, REGARDING CORONAVIRUS in the city of Victoria and Victoria County: Judge Ben Zeller and Mayor Rawley McCoy signed a “Stay Home – Stay Safe Order” for Victoria County and the City of Victoria, effective tonight at 12:01 a.m. The purpose of these orders is to provide the greatest degree of protection available to the citizens of Victoria, along with clarification while remaining consistent with the limitations imposed yesterday by Governor Abbott’s executive order. Mayor McCoy reiterated the importance of maintaining social/physical distancing and proper hygiene. The Catholic schools throughout the Diocese of Victoria will continue to offer distance learning and at-home formats to our students until further notice. Additionally, this "Stay at Home - Stay Safe" order from our local government officials will be in effect until further notice. Should you have any questions about how this may impact your schools OUTSIDE of Victoria County, you should contact either your local Catholic school administrator and/or local government officials. Let us continue to be vigilant about remaining prayerful and careful as we continue to battle this "invisible" but devastating virus. May our walk with Jesus on our Lenten journey provide a sense of peace and calm before and during the potential storm ahead. Very sincerely in Christ, Dr. John Quary Superintendent of Schools Diocese of Victoria