Kansas Closing Down All Schools for Remainder of Academic Year, Governor Says

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly answers questions from reporters as she announces her veto of a Republican tax relief bill during a news conference at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kansas on March 25, 2018. John Hanna/AP Photo

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced she is closing down all schools in the state until the end of the school year.

Her announcement is the latest step that the government is taking to curb the spread of the CCP virus. Kansas is now the first state to close schools for the remainder of the academic year amid the pandemic.