Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich, who became infamous in June for allowing packed Black Lives Matter protests in his Maryland county while prohibiting physically distanced outdoor religious services, has scrapped public health guidelines and barred all private and religious schools from opening their doors to students come fall.

County Health Officer Travis Gayles issued the order in an extraordinary Friday night news dump. Not only did Gayles wait until after business hours Friday, he waited until after sundown, ensuring that the Orthodox Jewish communities in the county wouldn’t learn immediately that he was closing their schools against their wishes.