Gov. Jay Inslee announced Friday that he would be expanding the six-week school cancellation to all K-12 schools within the state of Washington, keeping more than 1 million students home.

Yesterday Inslee ordered a similar closure that applied to all public and private schools in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties beginning March 17.

Under this new order, all schools must temporarily halt in-person classes by the end of next Monday. No classes will resume until April 24.

This statewide order does not include early learning and childcare centers, according to Seattle & King County Public Health.

Schools provide nutrition and childcare needs, critics of school closures over coronavirus have said. Inslee said these critical services would need to continue during the cancellation period.

"I'm urging labor and management to work together in the best interest of our kids," Inslee said. "This is not a vacation. Work may look different but the expectation is that school employees will still be working."