CORONAVIRUS CRISIS Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

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Millions of students could be home for the rest of academic year because of coronavirus, officials warn

Millions of students may remain out of school for the rest of the academic year in an effort to stop the spread of a deadly coronavirus that has reached pandemic status around the world, officials in several states are warning.

As of late Sunday, 33 states and the District of Columbia had decided to close public schools, according to a tally maintained by Education Week. When combined with the closure of specific school districts in other states at least 32.5 million public school students attending at least 64,000 schools have seen their education interrupted because of the novel coronavirus that has killed more than 6,000 people worldwide.

With the country facing an unprecedented public health crisis, schools have been ordered closed for days or weeks or even a month.

But officials in several states are now warning the closures could be longer, even through the end of the school year. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Monday morning that it was even possible that schools would be shut even longer. CONTINUE READING: Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

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