Breaking: Governor closes all Minnesota schools

Executive Order 20-02 effective as of March 18

Marta Hill
March 15, 2020

In response to COVID-19, Gov. Walz directed the Commissioner of Education to close all schools starting March 18 and ending March 27 through Executive Order 20-02.

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