Maryland

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'Hogan said in a statement that schools themselves should have the primary authority to determine whether and how to open buildings for classes.

Local health officials can still shut down individual schools if they are deemed to be unsafe. . . In Montgomery County, however, health officer Dr. Travis Gayles ordered on Friday that private schools must not offer in-person instruction through Oct. 1 — keeping the private schools in line with the public school system that will teach classes online.

“At this point the data does not suggest that in-person instruction is safe for students or teachers,” Gayles said.

Hogan took exception to the decision in Montgomery, tweeting his opposition over the weekend and then issuing his order on Monday afternoon. . . The Archdiocese of Baltimore operates dozens of Catholic schools in the region that plan to stay open for in-person instruction this fall.'