CO Schools Districts Announce Closures Through End Year
By Melissa Moore on April 3, 2020
BARCELONA, SPAIN – MARCH 12: An empty classroom is seen after the last day of school following the instructions of the Government of Catalonia on March 12, 2020 in Barcelona, Spain. The Autonomous region’s authorities agreed today to shut all schools and universities as part of the efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The number of people confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Spain has increased to at least 3,003, with the latest death toll reaching 87, according to the country’s Health Ministry. As part of the measures against the virus expansion the Government has shut schools in Madrid, Catalonia and Basque Country. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
The Governor announced that schools are closed through April 30th, but did say school districts may opt to keep them closed through the end of the year. Today, the following school districts announced plans to continue with remote learning (no in-school learning) through the end of the year:
Brighton 27J
Adams 12 Five Star
Adams 14
Aurora
Cherry Creek
Clear Creek
Denver
Douglas County
Englewood
JeffCo
Littleton
Mapleton
Sheridan
Westminster
Fourteen area superintendents signed a letter that went out early this afternoon.
-Melissa
