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Coronavirus: Mt. Diablo Unified Cancels School
"We do not make this decision lightly, as we understand that school closures can be difficult on our families."
WALNUT CREEK, CA — Mt. Diablo Unified School District is joining other districts in the area in closing schools because of the novel coronavirus.
Superintendent Robert Martinez wrote in a message Friday that the district's schools will be closed starting next week. Monday was already a professional development day for teachers with no students present, so the closures will officially take effect Tuesday.
"More specifics will follow this afternoon regarding the parameters of the closure, and plans to maintain some services for students during the formal closure to schools," Martinez wrote.
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"We do not make this decision lightly, as we understand that school closures can be difficult on our families," he wrote. "We believe that this decision is in the best interest of our students and we will continue to monitor the situation and to communicate openly with our community."
San Francisco, Berkeley and West Contra Costa unified school districts are among the other districts in the Bay Area and beyond that have taken similar measures in response to the coronavirus.
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