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In this Thursday, March 5, 2020, photo provided by Holly Taylor Coolman, her son James Coolman works on a high school assignment online for Saint Raphael Academy while quarantined at their family Providence, R.I, home due to his exposure to someone who tested positive for the new coronavirus. She jokes that her family is in “quaranteen” as she keeps her kids on a strict schedule to keep up with coursework online. (Holly Taylor Coolman via AP)

In this Thursday, March 5, 2020, photo provided by Holly Taylor Coolman, her son James Coolman works on a high school assignment online for Saint Raphael Academy while quarantined at their family Providence, R.I, home due to his exposure to someone who tested positive for the new coronavirus. She jokes that her family is in “quaranteen” as she keeps her kids on a strict schedule to keep up with coursework online. (Holly Taylor Coolman via AP)

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.