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In this March 6, 2020, photo, a school bus sits vacant while parked at Saint Raphael Academy in Pawtucket, R.I., as the school remains closed following a confirmed case of the coronavirus. As a growing number of schools across the United States close their doors because of the coronavirus, officials are weighing whether to shut down entirely or move classes online, which could leave behind the many students who don't have computers, home internet access or parents with flexible work schedules. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

In this March 6, 2020, photo, a school bus sits vacant while parked at Saint Raphael Academy in Pawtucket, R.I., as the school remains closed following a confirmed case of the coronavirus. As a growing number of schools across the United States close their doors because of the coronavirus, officials are weighing whether to shut down entirely or move classes online, which could leave behind the many students who don't have computers, home internet access or parents with flexi…

March 9, 2020

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Schools wrestle with fairness of closures during outbreak
March 9, 2020 4:16 p.m.

Schools wrestle with fairness of closures during outbreak

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — When the new coronavirus surfaced at Saint Raphael Academy after a school group returned from a trip to Italy, officials decided to close the Rhode Island Catholic high school for two weeks.