UPDATE: On Monday, March 30, Gov. Wolf announced that all Pennsylvania schools would remain closed indefinitely as coronavirus continues to spread in the state. ORIGINAL STORY from March 13, 2020: All K-12 schools in Pennsylvania are being closed due to concerns about the potential spread of coronavirus, Gov. Tom Wolf's office said Friday.Schools will remain closed for 10 business days, starting Monday.At the end of the 10 days, state officials will reevaluate and decide whether continued closure is needed. Watch Wolf's news conference in the video player above. CLICK HERE to read the full text of Wolf's announcement on school closures.Individually, some school districts have announced plans for longer closures. Check your local school district's website to see if they intend to remain closed past 10 days.Wolf's order -- affecting more than 1.7 million children, in public and private schools -- came as confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state leaped from 22 to 33, including the first patient under age 18.He said schools won't be penalized if they are unable to reach the 180 days of instruction required under state law.Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news.The Associated Press contributed to this article.

UPDATE: On Monday, March 30, Gov. Wolf announced that all Pennsylvania schools would remain closed indefinitely as coronavirus continues to spread in the state.

ORIGINAL STORY from March 13, 2020: All K-12 schools in Pennsylvania are being closed due to concerns about the potential spread of coronavirus, Gov. Tom Wolf's office said Friday.


Schools will remain closed for 10 business days, starting Monday.

At the end of the 10 days, state officials will reevaluate and decide whether continued closure is needed.

Watch Wolf's news conference in the video player above.

CLICK HERE to read the full text of Wolf's announcement on school closures.

Individually, some school districts have announced plans for longer closures. Check your local school district's website to see if they intend to remain closed past 10 days.



Wolf's order -- affecting more than 1.7 million children, in public and private schools -- came as confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state leaped from 22 to 33, including the first patient under age 18.

He said schools won't be penalized if they are unable to reach the 180 days of instruction required under state law.



Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news.



The Associated Press contributed to this article.