As the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) grips Boston, the nation
and the world, Mayor Martin Walsh and Superintendent Brenda Cassellius made the
tough decision to close Boston Public Schools (BPS) until April 27.
BPS has established several food distribution sites across East
Boston for school-age children and their families to ensure students that rely
on free meals can still get daily nutrition during the closure.
On Monday, BPS students in Eastie went to school to gather
belongings as school staff distributed learning materials that are ready for
use at home. Schools officially closed on Tuesday, March 17.
The decision to close schools is being made proactively to
mitigate and contain the spread of COVID-19, and follows the declaration of a
national emergency that was announced by President Donald Trump last week.
