DES MOINES, Iowa — For a full list of school closings, click here.
School districts around the state are announcing amid the COVID-19 outbreak following Governor Reynolds' recommendation of closing schools for four weeks.
Spring high school athletics have also been suspended through the school closures for four weeks, the Iowa High School Athletic Association and Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union announced Monday.
Here is a list of schools who have announced closures:
AMES: Ames Community School District is closed for four weeks. All programs, athletics and activities are canceled.
ANKENY: All Ankeny Schools closed for four weeks. All programs, athletics and activities are canceled.
DES MOINES PUBLIC SCHOOLS: All schools programs, athletics and activities are canceled until Monday, April 13.
JOHNSTON: All Johnston Community Education classes are canceled until further notice. all programs, athletics and activities are canceled.
KNOXVILLE: All district schools are closed for four weeks. All programs, athletics and activities are canceled.
MARSHALLTOWN: All classes and activities are canceled through March 20th.
SOUTHEAST POLK: All district schools are closed for four weeks. All programs, athletics and activities are canceled.
URBANDALE: All Urbandale CSD schools are closed; all programs, athletics and activities are canceled.
WAUKEE: All district schools are closed for four weeks. All programs, athletics, childcare and activities are canceled.
WEST DES MOINES: WDMCS childcare, offices and schools closed at this time. Staff are meeting on Monday to discuss next steps, but schools will most likely not resume for at least four weeks.
The Centers for Disease Control, in accordance with its guidance for large events and mass gatherings, recommended on Sunday that for the next eight weeks, organizers (whether groups or individuals) cancel or postpone in-person events that consist of 50 people or more throughout the United States.
Local 5 will continue to update this list throughout the week.
