Arizona Schools Now Closed for Rest of Academic Year

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey talks to reporters after meeting with President Donald Trump in Washington in a file photograph. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Arizona officials announced Monday that schools in the state will be closed for the rest of the academic year.

Gov. Doug Ducey and Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman cited the White House on Sunday extending social distancing guidelines until April 30.