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All Pennsylvania schools ordered to close as coronavirus impact spreads

Pennsylvania became the eighth state to shutter its schools. The directive applies to public and charter schools and also encourages private schools to close.

Students wait to be picked up by parents during dismissal at Masterman Public School in Philadelphia on Friday, March 13, 2020. Gov. Tom Wolf announced on Friday that all Pennsylvania schools will close for two weeks amid the outbreak of the coronavirus.
Students wait to be picked up by parents during dismissal at Masterman Public School in Philadelphia on Friday, March 13, 2020. Gov. Tom Wolf announced on Friday that all Pennsylvania schools will close for two weeks amid the outbreak of the coronavirus.Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer