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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.
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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