Kern County School Districts extend school closures until May

Kern County School Districts extend school closures until May 1st amid the coronavirus outbreak.

THEIR SCHOOLCLOSURES IN RESPONSE TO THECONTINUED ORDER TO STAY ATHOME.SCHOOLS IN KERN COUNTY ARE DOINGJUST THE SAME 23ABC'SIMANI STEPHENS JOINS US WHATLOCAL SCHOOL OFFICIALS HAVEDECIDED FOR STUDENTS HERE.

IMANIJESS, SO WHILE KERN COUNTYSCHOOLS WERE THE LAST IN THESTATE TO CLOSE DOWN DUE TO THECORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK.

TODAYTHE GOVORNOR RECOMMEND SCHOOLDISTRICTS TOSTAY CLOSED UNTIL MAY.KERN COUNTY FOLLOWING SUITEANNOUNCING IT WAS CLOSING ALL47 SCHOOL DISTRICTS UNTIL MAY1ST.NOW WITH THE CLOSURE IMPACTINGALL 47 KERN COUNTYSCHOOL DISTRICTS, WE REACHED OUTSEVERAL TOSCHOOL DISTRICTS, IT WASSUPERINTENDENT OF THE FRUITVALESCHOOL DISTRICT GOT BACK TO USON WHAT THIS EXTENSION MEANSFOR FRUITVALE SCHOOL DISTRICTSTUDENTS, TEACHERS ANDSTAFF..."WE ALL WONDERED WHERE WE WOULDBEAND I APPRECIATE THE COUNTYMAKING THIS DECISION NOW BECAUSEIT REALLYGIVES EVERYBODY A CHANCE TO PLANAND ACCESS WHAT THEY HAVE INPLACE ANDWHAT WE STILL NEED TO GET INTOPLACE, SO I THINK IT'S NICE - IFIT'S GOING TOHAPPEN, IT'S NICE TO HAVE ALITTLE BIT ADVANCED WARNING SOWE CAN CONTINUETO MEET EVERYONE'S NEEDS"AGAIN IN THE GOVERNOR'S PRESSCONFERENCE HECLARIFIED THAT SCHOOLS WILLCONTINUE TO DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATIONALOPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING DISTANCELEARNING AND INDEPENDENT STUDYAS WELL ASSCHOOLS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TOPROVIDE MEALS.WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO SEVERALOTHER SCHOOLSREGARDING THIS EXTENSION BUT DIDNOT HEAR BACK IN TIME FORWE HAVE REACHED OUT TO SEVERALOTHER SCHOOLS REGARDING THISEXTENSION BUT DID NOT HEAR BACKIN TIME FOR AIR.

WE WILLCONTINUE TO BRING YOU THE LATESTINFORMATION REGARDING SCHOOLCLOSURES DUE TOTHE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK.REPORTING LIVE IN NORTHWESTBAKERSFIELD, I'M IMANI STEPHENS,23ABC, CONNECTING YOU.THE SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUSCONTINUES TO