The last thing already-stressed students, parents and teachers need as they adjust to indefinite statewide school closures is a viral rumor that all students will need to repeat their current grades.

It's unclear if a social media post of that nature on Wednesday was intended as an April Fools' joke, but it created enough panic that the Wisconsin Assocation of School Boards felt the need to dispel the claim, which included the name and logo of the advocacy organization that represents all 421 of the state's school boards.

"The WASB did not release such a statement, and it has no basis in fact," a Wednesday news release states. "We are proud of the tireless efforts of Wisconsin schools to educate the state's children during this crisis."

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Sheri Krause, director of communications, said a student sent WASB a Facebook message, alerting them of a fake Milwaukee Journal Sentinel post that was circulating Snapchat.

The post, she said, included the organization's letterhead and referred to decisions made by a state school board and the governor's office.

However, Wisconsin doesn't have a state school board, and if such a call were to be made, it likely wouldn't come from Gov. Tony Evers, Krause said.

"Both of those pieces made it very apparent it was fake," she said, noting Evers' office received many calls and asked the organization to send a statement addressing the false claim.

The rumor came at a time when school closures across the nation have rocked students, parents, teachers and school administrators alike.

High school seniors fear losing out on their last several months of high school, including spring sports, prom and graduation. Parents feel overstretched as they attempt to juggle their 40-hour work week with their child's education.

Teachers are having to get creative to figure out how to ensure their students keep learning either virtually or through another form of "distance learning." And school officials are working tirelessly to ensure all students have access to the internet, and if that's not possible determine how they can accommodate all students.

"It's such a stressful time and everyone just feels like they don't know what's going to happen next. We certainly empathize with parents," Krause said. "Hopefully people realize it was an April Fools' Joke and things will calm down."

WASB isn't the only organization that has had to quash such rumors.

A prank-generating website created dozens of false headlines in other states, like Virgina, California, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Illinois.

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Contact reporter Samantha West at 920-996-7207 or swest@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter at @BySamanthaWest.