HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf is ordering the closure of all schools in Pennsylvania for two weeks, as the state takes sweeping measures aimed at slowing the spread of the new coronavirus.
The order affecting more than 1.7 million school children came as confirmed cases in the state leaped to 33 from 22.
In a statement, Wolf said "no school district will be penalized if it fails to meet the 180 day or school hours requirements."
Wolf a day earlier ordered all schools, day cares and other facilities closed in hard-hit Montgomery County, a Philadelphia suburb of more than 800,000 people.
Meanwhile, a wave of school closings was already planned across Pennsylvania.
