Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, citing “the potential for extraordinary health risks from [the novel] coronavirus in our state,” on Sunday afternoon ordered public K-12 schools to close from March 16 until March 27 — a decision he said was made to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus and not in response to an outbreak in schools.
The following day, Bullock said during a phone call with news media that he could not “give assurances” that schools would be reopened in two weeks.
Schools will “make arrangements to provide free meals to students who need them … and to provide for all other matters and services that students need in the event of future or ongoing closure,” according to a statement from his office.
