California Governor: Most Schools Won’t Reopen This School Year

California Gov. Gavin Newsom gives an update to the state's response to the coronavirus, at the Governor's Office of Emergency Services in Rancho Cordova, Calif., on March 17, 2020. Rich Pedroncelli, Pool/AP Photo

Many schools in California won’t reopen this school year, Gov. Gavin Newsom said.

Nearly every school in the state, or 98.8 percent of the schools, has closed as part of nationwide efforts to stem the spread of the CCP virus, the new illness that causes the COVID-19 disease.