On April 1, the California Department of Education issued a statement acknowledging the likely closure of all schools for the remainder of the academic year, and directing all schools to "put all efforts into strengthening our delivery of education through distance learning."[323] The University of California system announced that they would temporarily suspend the use of standardized testing for Fall 2021 admissions, and suspend the letter grade requirement for A-G courses completed in winter, spring, and summer 2020.[324]