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Coronavirus school closures
Coronavirus school closures
MILWAUKEE -- Kenosha Unified, Racine Unified and Milwaukee Public Schools have decided to close effective Monday, March 16.
A news release states the following:
MPS Superintendent Keith Posley
MPS announced distribution locations for healthy meal programs during the closure. Meals will be provided Monday-Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. starting Monday, March 16. For a list of pick-up locations, CLICK HERE.
Children in many districts packed their belongings after Friday's classes.
"Basically they just told use to like pack our science books, our social studies books," said fifth-grader Kamariya Williams.
Plans are in place to sanitize empty classrooms until students can return -- possibly several weeks from now. For many districts, including Milwaukee Public Schools, it is still unknown if staff will be paid and if classes will be extended into the summer.
"I just want to make sure that, number one, that the kids have enough educational materials, so we're not pushing summer back until July," parent Leslie Hightower said.
Daycares are also facing closures. St. Francis Children's Center in Glendale is now closed with a tentative return date of April 10.