MD Schools React To Coronavirus News: Patch PM

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HCPS Suspends School Attendance Award Programs

After the first case of coronavirus was confirmed in Harford County, where the individual remains hospitalized, the school system encouraged those who were sick to stay home.

MCPS Addresses Fake Posts About Coronavirus School Closures

After multiple residents in Montgomery County tested positive for the new coronavirus, officials said rumors spread on social media.

AACPS Cancels All Travel Out Of State, Country Due To Coronavirus

"I will not put any program or experience ahead of the health and well-being of our students and staff," the superintendent said in a statement.

Some Field Trips Canceled: Baltimore County Public Schools

Students will still be able to go to Washington, D.C.

Coronavirus Guidance Updated For PG County Schools

The school system changed its policy on doctor's notes, among other protocols.

More Coronavirus News

• Coronavirus Vaccine Unlikely To Be Available Until 2021: Lawmaker
• MD Governor On New Coronavirus: Situation Will 'Escalate Rapidly'
• Churches Advised To Rethink Rituals: Annapolis City Officials
• 2 New Coronavirus Cases In Maryland: Governor Hogan
• Coronavirus Testing Costs Waived In Maryland
• Coronavirus In Montgomery County: Fourth Resident Tests Positive

Also Worth A Look Today

• Missing Teen, Tween Reported In Annapolis: Police
• Missing Upper Marlboro Woman: Police Seek Public's Help
• Smoke In Baltimore County Came From Virginia Fire, Officials Say
• March Full Worm Supermoon: When To See It In Maryland
• 13-Year-Old Boy Killed In Rosedale Shooting, 5 Others Injured: Police
• Adorable Adoptable Pets Of The Week From Anne Arundel SPCA
• $100K Winning Powerball Ticket From Columbia Remains Unclaimed
• Bicyclist Dies When GMC Driver Crosses Center Line: Police
• Germantown Restaurants Cited: Honey Pig Korean BBQ, Fairfield Inn
• Police Rescue Man From Inner Harbor
• Identity Of Victim In Fatal Hit-And-Run Remains A Mystery
• 2 House Fires Displace 9 In Glen Burnie: Officials

Across America

• To Avoid Coronavirus, Americans Over 60 Should Hunker Down: CDC
• One Message, Multiple Schools, And A Whole Community Changed
• 6 Arrested in New Jersey's Infamous 'Leprecon' Bar Crawl (PHOTOS)

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