Newton Public Schools To Close For A Week

NEWTON, MA —Newton schools will be closed beginning Friday through the end of next week, according to the Superintendent's office. Officials said that the end of next week the district will re-assess whether they will extend the closure.

Newton follows Arlington, Bedford, Belmont, Burlington, Lexington, Wellesley and Winchester School Districts, which all announced plans on March 12 to close for until at least until March 27 in an effort to mitigate the spread of the new coronavirus called COVID-19.

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The city also announced it would be closing the library indefinitely.

On March 10, the same day Boston cancelled the St. Patrick's Day parade, Gov. Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency. Then, on March 11, the World Health Organization declared it a pandemic. The pandemic declaration refers to the scope of the new coronavirus — but not its severity — and means it has become a "worldwide spread of a new disease.”

On March 12 officials announced that the Boston Marathon, which runs through the city each Patriot's Day was going to be postponed.

Newton Schools:

• Newton-China Exchange Postponed Amid Coronavirus Concern ... -
• Newton North Students, Staff Who Went To Italy Told To Stay Home Amid Coronavirus
• Newton Parent Tests Positive For Coronavirus (March 8)
• Coronavirus School Closings In MA: List (March 8 - present)
• Newton Cancels After School Community Events (March 11)

Around Newton:

• Newton Coronavirus Update: Mayor Sets Up Special Management Team
• MA Asks Health Insurers To Make Coronavirus Treatment Free (March 7)
• Newton Cancels Large Gatherings (March 11)
• What Coronavirus Means For The Boston Marathon (March 11)
• Newton's Annual St. Patrick's Day Breakfast Roast, Canceled

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