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Beverly Coronavirus: Public Schools To Close Through March 27
The closures are a proactive step to limit the potential spread of COVID-19, school officials said Friday.
BEVERLY, MA—Beverly Public Schools will close starting Monday, March 16 through Friday, March 27. The closures are a proactive step to limit the potential spread of COVID-19, school officials announced Friday.
"To date, we are not aware of any confirmed or presumptive cases of the virus in our school community," school stressed via Twitter.
School officials said they will be contacting families throughout the closure to provide information to parents and resources for students and families. Throughout the closure period, officials said they will be making meals available similar to the summer meals program.
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"More information on this will be sent out over the weekend and will be available on our website on Monday," school officials said.
The last day of school will be June 25. School officials said that school districts will not have to go beyond their planned 185th day of school.
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Beverly Public Schools will close starting on 3/16 through 3/27. The closures are a proactive step by our school community to limit the potential spread of the COVID-19. To date, we are not aware of any confirmed or presumptive cases of the virus in our school community.
— Beverly Schools (@beverly_schools) March 13, 2020
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