PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR AMENDING PROCLAMATIONS 20-05 AND 20-12 20-12.2 Higher Education
WHEREAS , on February 29, 2020, I issued Proclamation 20-05, proclaiming a State of Emergency for all counties throughout Washington State as a result of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in the United States and confirmed person-to-person spread of COVID-19 in Washington State; and WHEREAS, as a result of the continued worldwide spread of COVID-19, its significant progression in Washington State, and the high risk it poses to our most vulnerable populations, I have subsequently issued several amendatory proclamations, exercising my emergency powers under RCW 43.06.220 by prohibiting certain activities and waiving and suspending specified laws and regulations, including issuance of Proclamations 20-25, et seq., which prohibited all people in Washington State from leaving their homes except to participate in certain permitted activities, within the limitations therein; and WHEREAS, the COVID-19 disease, caused by a virus that spreads easily from person to person, which may result in serious illness or death and has been classified by the World Health Organization as a worldwide pandemic, has broadly spread throughout Washington State and remains a significant health risk to all of our people, especially members of our most vulnerable populations; and WHEREAS, during early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, health professionals and epidemiological modeling experts indicated that the spread of COVID-19, if left unchecked, threatened to overwhelm portions of Washington’s public and private health-care system; and WHEREAS, health professionals and epidemiological modeling experts indicated that continued normal operation of public and private universities, colleges, technical schools, apprenticeship programs, and similar schools and programs could increase the spread of COVID-19 throughout Washington and would increase the threat to our residents and our health system; and WHEREAS, many public and private universities, colleges, technical schools, apprenticeship programs, and similar schools and programs recognized the risk of continued in-person classes and unilaterally moved to remote instruction or implemented alternative learning options to address physical distancing recommendations; and
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