Status of state public school Corona closures – March 15
(state announcement if available – some states really suck at transparency)
Announced state wide closure (most are 2 weeks)
Alaska https://www.alaskapublic.org/2020/03/13/governor-says-all-k-12-students-in-alaska-to-attend-no-contact-school-until-march-30/
Delaware https://news.delaware.gov/2020/03/13/governor-carney-directs-two-week-closure-of-delaware-public-schools/
Illinois https://www2.illinois.gov/Pages/news-item.aspx?ReleaseID=21247
Louisiana https://gov.louisiana.gov/index.cfm/newsroom/detail/2403
Maryland https://news.maryland.gov/msde/state-superintendent-salmon-announces-temporary-closure-of-maryland-public-schools/
Michigan (3 week) https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus/0,9753,7-406-98163-521561–,00.html
Minnesota https://mn.gov/governor/news/#/detail/appId/1/id/423071
Mississippi https://www.wapt.com/article/schools-cancel-or-postpone-assemblies-field-trips-amid-coronavirus-concerns/31450670
New Hampshire https://www.governor.nh.gov/news-media/press-2020/20200315-emergency-order-1.html
New Jersey spreadsheet https://www.state.nj.us/education/topics/index.shtml
New Mexico https://www.governor.state.nm.us/2020/03/12/new-mexico-schools-to-temporarily-close/
North Carolina https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2020/03/14/gov-cooper-orders-schools-closed-across-north.html
Ohio https://governor.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/governor/media/news-and-media/announces-school-closures
Oregon https://www.myoregon.gov/2020/03/12/governor-kate-brown-announces-statewide-school-closure-for-students-in-oregon-from-monday-march-16-through-tuesday-march-31/
Pennsylvania https://www.governor.pa.gov/newsroom/gov-wolf-sec-of-health-pa-chamber-outline-covid-19-mitigation-guidance-for-pennsylvania-schools-businesses-and-additional-closures-in-delaware-county/
Rhode Island https://www.997wpro.com/2020/03/13/governor-closes-rhode-island-schools-next-week-9-new-cases-of-covid-19-announced-in-ri/
South Carolina https://ed.sc.gov/districts-schools/schools/district-and-school-closures/
South Dakota https://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/state-and-regional/noem-orders-south-dakota-k–schools-to-close-next/article_14ddb2a4-3a5d-5a1c-b467-eb3327f2392e.html
Utah https://governor.utah.gov/2020/03/13/gov-herbert-announces-two-week-dismissal-of-utahs-public-schools/
Vermont https://governor.vermont.gov/press-release/gov-scott-orders-orderly-closure-vermont-prek-12-schools-week
Virginia https://www.governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/all-releases/2020/march/headline-854442-en.html
Washington https://www.k12.wa.us/about-ospi/press-releases/novel-coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-resources
West Virginia https://governor.wv.gov/News/press-releases/2020/Pages/COVID19-UPDATE-Gov.-Justice-announces-closure-of-West-Virginia-schools.aspx
Wisconsin https://kstp.com/politics/wisconsin-governor-directs-dhs-to-mandate-closure-of-all-k-12-schools-in-state/5673794/