UPDATED: All K-12 schools in Pennsylvania have been closed for two weeks, through March 29.

While the Pennsylvania Department of Education said Friday morning it wasn’t ready to order state public schools to close, some districts have made the decision to do so anyway.

Cumberland Valley School District, one of the largest public school districts in Cumberland County, sent this message to parents Friday afternoon:

Together, we are facing a health crisis in our community. To ensure the health, safety, and well-being of our students and staff, and to do our part in trying to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 throughout the greater CV community, we have determined that: ALL Cumberland Valley School District schools will be CLOSED from Monday, March 16 - Monday, March 30, 2020. School will resume on Tuesday, March 31, 2020.

Also closing for two weeks are Red Lion School District, the York Suburban School District, the Northern York, Dallastown, Northeastern, Southern York County and West York and York Country Day School.

In Cumberland County, the Carlisle, Mechanicsburg and Big Spring schools will close for two weeks.

The Chambersburg School District said it will close for two weeks, reopening March 30. The Northern Lebanon School District will be closed for a week.

In Lancaster County, Elizabethtown school district has announced it’s closing for two weeks.

Gov. Tom Wolf on Thursday ordered Montgomery County schools to close, and dozens of Philadelphia schools closed because their teachers live in Montgomery County.

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Pennsylvania has 33 cases of coronavirus, including one child.

This is a developing story. It will be updated.