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A veteran district school employee told GV Wire on Friday that Central Unified School District classes are over until Monday, April 20.
Two weeks of the closure coincide with the district’s spring break, which is April 6-19.
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The superintendent also said that it was ending outside use of district schools immediately.
But, said Alvarado, children between 1 and 18 years old will still be able to pick up free breakfast and lunch at these schools: Biola-Pershing, Polk, Saroyan, Teague, and Tilley elementary schools, and Central High East on Mondays through Fridays, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Clovis Unified School District said after 6 p.m. Friday that it is shutting down all schools from Monday to April 13 to prevent the spread of the virus.
CUSD school buildings will be closed effective immediately through April 13. Instruction will continue. By the end of the day Monday, March 16, families will be provided an update on plans for delivering instruction. Visit https://t.co/AUEJTkVp9g or download the app for details.
— Clovis Unified (@clovisusd) March 14, 2020
The covering Clovis and parts of Fresno is the state’s 14th largest with 43,264 students.
Madera Unified School District said it would hold an emergency board of trustees meeting today at 5:30 p.m. to make a decision on whether or not to close schools.
Bill McEwen is news director and columnist for GV Wire. He joined GV Wire in August 2017 after 37 years at The Fresno Bee. With The Bee, he served as Opinion Editor, City Hall reporter, Metro columnist, sports columnist and sports editor through the years. His work has been frequently honored by the California Newspapers Publishers Association, including authoring first-place editorials in 2015 and 2016. Bill and his wife, Karen, are proud parents of two adult sons, and they have two grandsons. You can contact Bill at 559-492-4031 or at Send an Email
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