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NW Baptist Academy Cancels Classes After Defying School Closure

Monday morning, the pastor of Northwest Bible Baptist Church in unincorporated Elgin canceled classes at Northwest Baptist Academy.

(CBS Chicago)

ELGIN, IL (CBS) — After four days of defying Gov. JB Pritzker’s order to close all public and private schools in Illinois due to the coronavirus, a Kane County religious school has now agreed to institute remote learning.

Monday morning, the pastor of Northwest Bible Baptist Church in unincorporated Elgin canceled classes at Northwest Baptist Academy, and switching to remote learning to comply with the governor’s order. The school has approximately 60 students and 20 staff.

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