CLEVELAND, Ohio — Districts across Cuyahoga County scrambled to alter plans for the upcoming school year following the county Board of Health’s new guidance that said classes should be online at first because of the coronavirus pandemic.

While some of the county’s 31 districts had already put out plans detailing how the coming school year would look, others were still discussing the best options. Now, with the health board’s recommendations Thursday that all classes be virtual at the start of the year and that all extracurricular activities and athletics be suspended, discussions continued.

Some districts immediately said that classes were going online, while others said officials needed to discuss the plans.

Below is a list of each school district in the county and the plans each one said it will carry out in light of the new health board guidance. This story will be updated as cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer receive information from each district.

Bay Village City School District

The schools are reviewing remote learning recommendations and will share any changes to its reopening plan, according to an announcement released Friday. The district also suspended athletics and activities, beginning Saturday, until further notice.

“Our months of work and preparation were focused on the goal of in-building learning, but with the CCBH’s recommendation and consulting with legal counsel and stakeholders, eLearning may be likely,” the announcement said.

Classes are set to start Aug. 24 but it would be a “slow start” week, where students would attend school two days in person and two days remotely.

Beachwood City School District

In a note sent out to families, Superintendent Robert Hardis wrote that classes would start remotely following the health board’s recommendation. The note did not mention extracurriculars.

“We have many details to work out and will do so in the coming days and weeks. Beachwood’s online learning will be best designed to serve the educational needs of our students,” Hardis wrote.

The first day of school is set for Aug. 24.

Bedford City School District

In a work group Thursday night, officials presented a full virtual learning plan to the school board — a few minutes after the recommendation came from the health board. The school board will vote on the option on Aug. 6.

Students start classes Aug. 24, but the plan presented Thursday includes a recommendation to push the start date until after Labor Day.

Berea City School District

Brecksville-Broadview Heights School District

The school board and Superintendent Joelle Magyar discussed the recommendation in a work group meeting live-streamed on Thursday evening. The board said the recommendation is important to consider but didn’t make a decision, saying officials need more time and information. Leaders will also meet with the teachers’ union next week.

The first day of school is expected to be Aug. 24.

Brooklyn City School District

In an email to cleveland.com, Superintendent Theodore Caleris wrote that all athletic and extracurricular activities will be suspended until further notice as of Saturday at 7 a.m. Any adjustments to the previously announced restart plan will be communicated early next week.

“This is an incredibly sad development for all of us, especially for our students. I am hopeful that the measures that we take today will give our staff and students the opportunity to compete and perform this fall season,” Caleris wrote.

The first day of school is currently set for Aug. 31.

Chagrin Falls Exempted Village Schools

Before making a formal recommendation, schools leaders will need to discuss the recommendation with the Geauga County Health Department because the district has students from both counties, according to a note Superintendent Robert Hunt sent to the district community.

The district also suspended all athletics between Aug. 1 and Aug. 9 while it evaluates its next steps.

In a restart plan posted online, the first day of school would be Aug. 31.

Cleveland Heights-University Heights School District

The school board on Tuesday decided to start the school year remotely. School is set to start on Sept. 2.

Cleveland Metropolitan School District

The district announced prior to the health board’s guidance that the first nine weeks of school would be done remotely. The first day of school is Aug. 24 for year-round students and Sept. 8 for traditional school students.

Athletics were also suspended.

Cuyahoga Heights Local School District

Superintendent Tom Evans wrote in an email that he anticipates the district will make changes to the plan to comply with the health board’s recommendations.

Students in grades 6-12 are set to begin Aug. 19, with K-5 the following day.

East Cleveland City School District

Superintendent Henry Pettiegrew wrote in an email Friday that the district decided to hold classes virtually at the beginning of the school year. The decision came prior to the health board’s recommendation, he wrote.

School is set to begin Aug. 17.

Euclid City School District

Following the recommendation, the district altered its reopening plans and said classes will be held remotely. It also immediately stopped athletic and extracurricular programs.

“We have been preparing for the possibility of virtual learning for months, and we are confident our dedicated teachers will provide quality virtual education for our students,” Superintendent Christopher Papouras wrote in a note on the district’s website.

Classes are currently scheduled to begin the week of Aug. 31.

Fairview Park City School District

The district will start the school year remotely, a decision made following the health board’s guidance, Superintendent Bill Wagner wrote Thursday in a note posted on the district’s website. It also immediately suspended athletic programs and other extracurricular activities until further notice.

Wagner wrote that the district would modify its current plans should conditions change. Students are set to return Sept. 8.

Garfield Heights City School District

The school board has a meeting set for Monday to discuss the plans for the upcoming school year. Superintendent Chris Hanke said in a statement the district is “prepared for any scenario or outcome” and will discuss the health board’s new guidance during the meeting. Officials may share the final plan as early as next week, he wrote.

Students are set to return starting Sept. 9.

Independence Local School District

Superintendent Ben Hegedish said in an email that the district was scheduled to release its plans later Friday for a virtual academy and in-person schooling that allowed students and staff to remain socially distant. However, the new guidance “has us hitting the pause button on finalizing those options,” he wrote.

The school board plans to hold a meeting to discuss how to proceed, and he stressed that no decisions have been made on how plans have changed. Students are set to return starting Sept. 2.

Lakewood City School District

Superintendent Michael Barnes said in an email Friday that Lakewood will begin the school year remotely. He also said all extracurricular activities were suspended until further notice.

Barnes said he will give a presentation on the school year at a school board meeting set for Monday. Students are set to start returning to classes on Aug. 20.

Maple Heights City School District

Following the health board’s guidance, students will start off the school year learning remotely, Superintendent Charles Keenan said. All extracurricular activities are also now on hold, he said.

Keenan said officials need to work out the details of how classes will operate, as well as a firm date when students will start classes. The plan, until Thursday, was to teach students both in person and online.

Mayfield City School District

Superintendent Keith Kelly wrote in a note on the district’s website that classes will be held remotely for at least the first nine weeks of the school year, following the new recommendations. The district also immediately suspended athletics and extracurricular activities.

Students are set to resume classes starting Aug. 17.

North Olmsted City School District

Superintendent Michael Zalar wrote in a message Friday that all district extracurricular activities were suspended until further notice. He also said that the district would re-evaluate its plan for the school year and provide families more information next week.

Students are set to return to class on Sept. 8.

North Royalton City School District

The district this month released a plan to allow the conditions of the county to guide whether students would be physically at school all the time, split time between virtual and in-person classes, or be totally online. However, Superintendent Greg Gurka wrote in a note to parents Thursday that the health board’s guidance “will most assuredly alter the reopening plans.”

The note says staff, the administration and school board will work to change its plans in the coming days. Students are set to return Aug. 19.

Olmsted Falls City School District

Superintendent Jim Lloyd, in a letter posted on the district’s website on Friday evening, wrote that the schools “cannot go” against the recommendation from this group of health professionals.

“If we were starting school this coming Monday, based on the recommendation from the Cuyahoga County Board of Health, we would indeed be remote. However, there are still more than five weeks between now and our start date of Sept. 8th. As a result, we continue to plan for our reopening and hope that our year may be able to start in person.”

Lloyd wrote since the recommendation for canceling extracurriculars applies to when districts are in a remote learning model, the district will not yet suspend them.

“I do not believe (canceling extracurriculars) needs to occur at this time if we can put the proper mitigation techniques into place like we have over the course of the past few months. Our athletic code includes no physical contact between students.”

Orange City School District

The district planned to offer its families two alternatives in the fall. Families could choose for their children to attend school completely remotely. Or they could select a hybrid model, where students complete a half day of remote learning, and a half day of in-person learning. Classes are set to begin Aug. 27.

However, after the health board released its recommendations, Superintendent Lynn Campbell wrote in a letter to families and staff that he “will be meeting with superintendents from across the county as well as the Orange Schools administrative team to continue discussion about next steps. The uncertainties that surround the very fluid environment created by COVID-19 continue to complicate matters, but we will remain informed and continue to communicate in the days ahead.”

Parma City School District

Following the health board’s recommendations, the district immediately suspended all student functions. Superintendent Charles Smialek said in an email Friday that the district is “revising our plan and will be in touch with our parents with an update with as many details as possible by Sunday evening.”

The district currently centers its reopening on the state’s coronavirus warning map. It is also giving students, who return on Sept. 8, the option to take all of their classes online, no matter the threat level.

Richmond Heights Local School District

Superintendent Renée Willis wrote in a note to parents and staff Friday that the district will do only remote online learning for the first nine weeks of the school year, which is set to begin for students on Sept. 8. Officials will re-evaluate from there.

The district will only offer cross country track and volleyball in the fall, Willis wrote.

Rocky River City School District

A spokesman said the district, which previously detailed plans to do both remote and in-person instruction, will share an update at its school board meeting set for Aug. 5 as officials work to comply with the recommendation. Classes are set to begin Aug. 31.

Shaker Heights City School District

The district already planned to begin the year remotely, a district spokesman wrote in an email Thursday evening. The schools will study the county’s recommendation on extracurriculars and make a decision in the next few days, the spokesman said.

Classes are set to begin Aug. 24.

Solon City School District

School will be held remotely for the first quarter. All in-person athletics, band and extracurricular activities will cease during that time, according to an announcement posted Friday on the district’s website. Students can still opt for an all-online track for the full fall semester.

The district intended to begin with an “all-in,” everyday in-person model and a fully online model.

“It is our hope and intention to return to the in-person model with a virtual option as soon as health department guidance deems it prudent and we can logistically make the switch back to in-person learning,” the post said.

Classes are set to begin Aug. 26.

South Euclid-Lyndhurst School District

Superintendent Linda Reid wrote in a note on the district’s website Friday that the health board’s recommendations “will lead to adjustments to our reopening plans.” Staff will work in the coming days to see if they need to make changes both to classes and extracurricular activities.

Students are set to return to school starting Aug. 31.

Strongsville City School District

A spokesman said Superintendent Cameron Ryba would provide an update to parents and students on Sunday on the district’s next steps due to the health board’s recommendations. Students are set to begin classes on Aug. 24.

Warrensville Heights City School District

Superintendent Donald Jolly wrote in a letter Friday that the new health board guidance means that its plan for the coming school year “requires significant adjustments.” It said the district plans to provide more information to families and staff in the coming days.

Classes are set to begin Aug. 26.

Westlake City School District