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All Bucks County Schools To Close For 2 Weeks

All Bucks County schools will close effective immediately through March 29, county officials have confirmed.

(Patch)

UPDATE: Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced just after 3 p.m. Friday that all schools in the state must close for 10 business days due to the outbreak. MORE.

BUCKS COUNTY, PA — The Bucks County Commissioners on Friday ordered a Declaration of Disaster Emergency, and have activated the county’s Emergency Management Center in response to the continuing coronavirus outbreak.

As a result, all Bucks County schools will close immediately through March 29, county officials have confirmed.

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The closure could be extended further based on how the situation unfolds.

County government is not closing, Bucks County spokesman Larry King confirmed.

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