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LA Schools Shutdown Extended To May 1
A padlock holds a gate closed at L.A. Academy Middle School in the South Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. The charter school co-located on the campus, Summit Preparatory Charter School, ceased instruction on May 3, 2019 -- a month earlier than initially planned. (Kyle Stokes/KPCC)
The Los Angeles Unified School District will keep schools closed until at least May 1, Superintendent Austin Beutner announced in a tweet this morning.
Update on March 23rd.
— Austin Beutner (@AustinLASchools) March 23, 2020
Actualización del 23 de marzo. pic.twitter.com/zVwuqyrdeZ
Schools were shutdown on March 16. The district had initially announced that schools would stay closed for two weeks from that date.
"I wish I could tell you it will all be back to normal sometime soon but it does not look like that will be the case," Beutner said in his tweeted message.
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Beutner said further details will be released at 11 a.m. The announcement will be streamed live on the district's website.
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