Several other schools and colleges across Massachusetts temporarily closed as a precaution over concerns about the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Here's a look at which districts have closed schools in the state followed by a list of colleges and universities going online.

MASSACHUSETTS — In an unprecedented move, Arlington, Bedford, Belmont, Burlington, Lexington, Wellesley and Winchester school districts announced plans March 12 to close for the next two weeks at least until March 27 in an effort to mitigate the spread of the new coronavirus.

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When: March 13 and 16.

Details: Brockton High School will be closed for two days so a deep cleaning can be done at the school. All weekend events were canceled, starting with a Thursday night speaker at North Middle School.

Brookline's Lincoln School



When: March 12 and 13.

Details: One of two Brookline residents to test positive for coronavirus March 11 has a child at the Lincoln school. The student isn't showing any symptoms, but officials want to clean it.

Cambridge Public Schools

When: March 14-March27

Details: Open on Friday, but closed for two weeks after that.

Clarksburg Public Schools in Berkshire County



When: March 9 - March 13.

Details: The district said it was taking the precautionary measure of shutting down the Clarksburg School, after someone was diagnosed with new coronavirus. in addition to the library, senior center and town hall so they could thoroughly clean the buildings.

Dudley-Charlton Regional School District

When: Friday, March 13

Details: Thursday officials learned that a parent, who is symptomatic is being tested for COVID-19.

Framingham's Potter Road Elementary

When: March 11, 12.

Details: The parent of one student has tested positive, according to the principal.

Greater Lawrence Technical High School in Andover

When: March 16 to 20

Details: The school is going online-only for the week.

Hopkinton Public Schools

When: Wednesday, March 11

Hingham Public Schools

When: Friday, March 13 and Monday, March 16

Details: Officials announced they'll make a determination Monday about future closings.

Lynnfield Public Schools, Summer Street School

When: Thursday, March 12 and Friday, March 13

Details: The school will be closed for cleaning to undergo cleaning after an employee had a potential exposure with two people who have tested positive for COVID-19, the district said

Malden's Mystic Valley Regional Charter School

When: March 11 to March 13.

Details: Even though the superintendent said no students were showing symptoms of the new coronavirus, he said the school would close out of an abundance of caution.

Marblehead Public Schools

When: March 13

Details: No Classes Friday For Marblehead

Marlborough's Advanced Math & Science Academy Charter

When: March 12 and Friday, March 13.

Details: The school announced it would do a deep cleaning and electrostatic disinfection and sanitation process throughout its three school buildings. Extracurricular activities are canceled on both days.

Marshfield Public Schools

When: March 13

Details: Deep cleaning.

Medfield Public Schools

When: Friday, March 13

Details: There are know cases of the new coronavirus in Medfield, but school officials are using this time to plan for the event of a long-term closure.

Milford Public Schools

When: March 12, 13

Details: A staff member at one elementary school may have been exposed to COVID-19. Schools were closed on Thursday and Friday as a precaution.

Milton's Milton Academy

When: Now until April

Details: The school announced it would shut down until mid April, at least.

Newton Public Schools

When: March 13-March 18

Newton's Temple Shalom Nursery School

When: March 9.

Details: The nursery school is closed for a day after a parent of one of the students was diagnosed with a "presumptive positive" case of coronavirus, including symptoms, according to a statement from the temple. The child is not experiencing any symptoms.

Norfolk Public Schools

When:Friday, March 13

When:Friday, March 13 Details: A decision about the coming weeks will be made by the end of the week. Further guidelines are expected from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) on Friday.

Norfolk's KingPhilip Regional School District schools

When: March 13

Northeast Metro Tech

When: March 13

Plainville's Anna Ware Jackson Elementary and Beatrice H. Wood Elementary schools

When: March 9.

Details: The two schools will be closed for a day to be sanitized, according to the school district's website.

Salem Public Schools' Salem High School

When: March 12 - March 13

Details: Salem High School will be closed through Friday over coronavirus concerns after the school's principal traveled to Paris, France this past weekend, school officials said. School dismissal began at 10:30 a.m. Thursday for students.



Shawsheen Valley Technical High School - Billerica

When: March 16 - March 20

Details: The school announced it would close to support social distancing.

Somerville Public Schools

When: March 11- March 30

Details: After two parents of students tested positive at state labs on March 11, the district announced all schools would close for the remainder of the week.

Swampscott Public Schools

When: Friday, March 13

Details: Swampscott Schools Cancel Friday Classes

Waltham Public Schools



When: March 13

Details: In an effort to mitigate the spread of coronavirus , Waltham Public Schools announced it was closing schools for Friday. The plan is to reacess during the weekend. Also, SAT testing is canceled this month.

Wayland Middle School, Loker Elementary School

When: March 11

Details: Two children of a person with presumed coronavirus attended the two schools.

Wellesley's Upham Elementary and Wellesley Middle School



When: March 6.

Details: After a Wellesley parent tested positive for coronavirus in the state labs, the district closed the two schools her children attend.

Wellesley's Public Schools - all

When: March 13 for two weeks.

Details: It's part of mitigation efforts to keep coronavirus cases low, according to the district.

Weston Public Schools

When: Closed through Wednesday, March 18

Details: The district was notified that a Weston student is symptomatic and the results of their COVID-19 test came back inconclusive. Additionally, a student connected to a previous case is under quarantine. Taking these and other factors into consideration, as a measure to slow the potential rapid spread of this virus, the district determined it was necessary to close all Weston Schools for an extended period of time.

West Springfield's Mittineague Elementary School

When: Closed Tuesday, March 10

Details: A substitute employee's family member may have had contact with the coronavirus substitute had worked in the Mittineague School and notified officials of the situation Monday, March 9. Neither the substitute nor the family member have any symptoms of the virus.

Winchendon Public Schools



When: March 11 until futher notice.

Details: The district announced March 11 that schools are closed after a staff member at the high school reported a potential exposure.

Winchester Public Schools, Ambrose School

When: Thursday, March 12

Details: a student tested positive for COVID-19.

Worcester Public Schools

When: Friday, March 13

Worcester's St. Mary's Schools

When: March 9.

Details: A relative of a staff member was exposed to a person who tested positive for the coronavirus in another state, Patch previously reported.

Colleges and Universities:

Amherst College - In Amherst

When: Classes will be canceled March 12-13, kicking off spring break early. Monday night it switched to online education after spring break, which ends March 22.

Details: Amherst became the first college in Massachusetts to shut down.

Babson - In Wellesley

When: Classes become fully online beginning March 13 through the end of spring semester.

Details: School officials said this was a proactive measure. Officials said students will be able to meet academic requirements remotely. Students must move out of residents halls by March 21.

Becker College - In Worcester

When: Closed until March 27

Details: They will teach via online classes until then and at that time will reacess.

Bentley University — In Waltham

When: March 16-20

Details: No classes March 16-20 as the university and students prepare to move to remote, online classes beginning Monday, March 23. Remote classes will continue until at least Friday, April 3. Students must remain off-campus, but can return if necessary to retrieve important items until Tuesday, March 17. Limited accommodations will be made for students who cannot return home due to extenuating circumstances.

Berklee College of Music — Boston

When: Starting now.

Details: Berklee will move classes online, the school announced Wednesday, and all performances, events, and visting artists at the conservatory have been canceled until further notice. All students can complete classes remotely and the school has asked them not to return to campus after spring break, though residence halls will remain open for those with extenuating circumstances.

Boston College - In Chestnut Hill

When: March 11 classes suspended. Leave campus by March 15

Details: BC announced it would suspend classes at the end of the evening of March 11. Students will be required to vacate the campus and return home by 9 p.m. Sunday March 15.

Boston University - In Boston

When: Today through April 13.

Details: Boston University moves classes online effective today. Officials are asking students to avoid campus, and go home if possible. However dorms will remain open to those who need it.

Brandeis - In Waltham

When: No classes will be held in-person after March 20. All classes of 100 students or more will move online as of Monday, March 16. There will be no classes between March 23 and 25, and then all classes will resume online starting March 26.

Details: All students, except those who have received special permission from the Department of Community Living, will be required to move out by March 25. Students may begin moving out earlier if they want to.

Bridgewater State University

When: March 16 through March 20.

Details: Classes are expected to resume March 23This extension will permit the university to complete planning in the event it needs to move to an online format for conducting most of our classes, and to thoroughly clean all interior areas of the campus. For students, this extension will not impact the completion of courses or credits earned.

Bryant University

When: Online classes will start March 17, on campus activities through March 27

Details: Bryant said it will keep its campus open but move to online classes starting March 17 and suspending on-campus activities through March 27. Students are told not to return to campus after spring break, the school announced.

Bunker Hill Community College

When: March 12 - 16

Details: Charlestown and Chelsea campuses are closed.

Clark University

When : No classes starting March 13, resume online March 23

: No classes starting March 13, resume online March 23 Details: Clark will switch to online learning starting March 23. Most students will have to leave campus by 5 p.m. on March 22.

Curry College

When: March 11 to March 22

Details: Curry has suspended all in-person classes and extended spring break by one week through March 22. The school said in an announcement it will hold classes online for "as long as necessary."

Emerson - In Boston

When: March 13 will be last day of in person classes on Boston's campus. March 16-20 no classes. March 23 classes will resume remotely.

Details: Emerson officials said students can still live on campus and housing and dining services will still be on.

Emmanuel College

When: March 11 - March 27

Details: Emmanuel announced Wednesday it will move all classes online through at least March 27. The school has extended spring break, and asked students not return to campus before the end of the month.

Fisher College

When: Spring break extended to March 17, Classes online March 18

Details: Fisher College will extend spring break to March 17 and move classes online starting March 18. Students can petition to stay on campus if they can't go home the college announced.

Framingham State University

When: Spring break extended by one week

Details: Classes will begin again on campus on March 30. Students will have to leave campus between March 13 and March 29.

Harvard — In Cambridge



When: Spring semester.

Details: Harvard asked students not to return after spring break. Harvard University will shut down campus to students and move all courses online for the duration of the spring semester, becoming the highest-profile university to make the bold move amid fears of the new coronavirus.

Holy Cross

When: March 14

Details: Students have to leave campus living arrangements and classes are moving online.

Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt)

When: March 16-22

Details: The school announced Wednesday that the college will suspend all campus activity for one week for a campus deep-cleaning. Students must move out of campus residence halls and there will be no classes or studio access during that time.

Merrimack College — In North Andover

When: Through March 22

Details: The college extended spring break by one week while it considers options for online learning.

MIT — In Cambridge

When: March 10 - until further notice for classes larger than 150. March 16 - March 20 all classes.

Details: MIT announced Sunday that all classes with more than 150 students would go online starting on Tuesday, despite low risk there. Small classes would still happen on campus. The university is also cancelling large events. Then, on Tuesday, the school announced all classes would be canceled from March 16 until March 20 because the following week is spring break and it would allow faculty a chance to transition to online instruction. Online classes will begin for all classes March 30 and continue for the rest of the semester. The school is asking any one who lives on campus or in MIT dorms, to move out by March 17.

MGH Institute of Health Professions

When: March 16 through the end of Spring semester

Details: The institute is transitioning coursework to virtual instruction starting March 16 through the remainder of the Spring semester, according to a letter from the president.

Northeastern - In Boston

When: Classes move online only beginning March 12

Details: Northeastern officials said students will not have to move out of the dorms.

New England Conservatory NEC - In Boston

When: March 11

Details: The school announced it is moving to online classes and has canceled all in-person classes along with ensembles and performances for the remainder of the spring semester. Students are strongly encouraged to return home for the remainder of the semester.

Olin College of Engineering - In Needham

When: March 10 until further notice

Details: Olin is moving to online classes. They told students not to return to campus after spring break.

Pine Manor College - In Brookline

Details: Pine Manor College will begin its Spring Break starting Thursday, March 12 (instead of on Monday the 16), in response to concerns about the spread of COVID-19 in Massachusetts.

Classes will resume online beginning on Monday, March 23. All instructions will be conducted remotely and there will be NO in-class sessions.

Regis College - Weston

When: March 11 - until further notice.

Details: Classes will move online. Students at Regis College can stay in residence halls Regis said in an announcement. The college said it will cancel nonessential gatherings of more than 50 people.

Smith College - In Northampton

When: March 14 - until March 20

Details: The school sent out emails telling students to move out of on-campus housing by March 14 until March 20 because of to COVID-19 coronavirus.

Stonehill - In Easton

When: March 18 - until March 29

Details: Classes will shift to online after spring break ends on March 18 with a two-week restriction to campus. The campus is tentatively scheduled to reopen March 29 with in-person classes to resume on March 30. Spring athletics are scheduled to continue at this time.

Suffolk - In Boston

When: March 18- end of the semester

Details: Students will have two days extra for spring break and when they return, they'll be attending classes online until the end of the semester. Students have to move out of campus housing, except special cases and international students.

Tufts - In Somerville

When: Move out by March 16. Online classes start March 25,

Details: Students will have two extra days for spring break and then when they return they'll be attending classes online until the end of the semester. Students have to move out of campus housing by March 16. There has been an exception for anyone unable to go home because of travel restrictions or "significant constraints."

University of Massachusetts

All campuses

Wentworth Institute of Technology - In Boston

When: For the rest of the spring semester

Details: The school announced that classes will go online and residence halls will be closed for the rest of the spring semester.

Westfield State

When: March 16-27

Details: Westfield State will cancel in-person classes for the week of March 16-20. Online classes begin March 23-27, the school announced.

Williams - In Williamstown

When: In-person classes end March 13, spring break starts March 14, a week earlier than planned.

Details: Williams' officials said they will be moving to remote learning beginning on Monday, April 6.

Wheaton- In Norton

When: Spring break extended to March 22. Online classes start March 23,

Details: Students will be required to leave campus by March 22 at 5 p.m. with online classes to begin the next day. This will continue through the end of the spring semester. The NEWMAC has also canceled all spring athletic season competitions. Decisions on senior week and commencement ceremonies will be made at a later date.

Worcester Polytechnic

When: All classes moving online through April

Details: The school has suspended international travel and will hold classes online beginning at the end of March.

Worcester State

When: Spring break extended to March 29

Details: All non-online classes are canceled for an additional week after spring break.

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