TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly and Kansas' top education official has urged public schools to remain closed this week to check the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19.
The state health department also called Sunday for people who are traveling outside the U.S. or to several other states to quarantine themselves for two weeks upon their return. Kelly had a news conference to reinforce Education Commissioner Randy Watson's recommendation that schools close if they were not to be on spring break.
The state health agency recommended home quarantines for anyone who was traveling Sunday or later outside the U.S. or to California, New York or Washington state.
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TOPEKA —Late Sunday afternoon, Kansas Education Commissioner Dr. Randy Watson strongly recommended that schools currently coming off of spring break, suspend operations for the week March 16-20.
All schools scheduled for spring break the week of March 16-20 will continue as planned. For schools who have spring break later in time, Commissioner Watson is strongly recommending they also close schools for the period of March 16-20.
"Closing all schools during this same period of time provides Kansas officials the time needed to finalize a comprehensive plan for how to address COVID-19.
It is critical that we all follow a coordinated response to this situation," according to Watson.