The North Carolina Board of Education held an emergency meeting Monday morning to request a waiver of federal year-end testing requirements due to disruption from the coronavirus.

Board Chair Eric Davis said he expects approval on that request quickly. The board will also ask the General Assembly to waive state exam requirements this spring.

Davis said he expects an announcement from a 1 p.m. news briefing with Gov. Roy Cooper about extending school closings. The minimum two-week closing ends this week.