BREAKING: Santa Clara County announces school closures
March 13, 2020
Editor’s Note: An updated version of this story appears here.
Schools in Santa Clara County will close for three weeks beginning Monday to combat the spread of COVID-19, the county Superintendent of Schools announced at a press conference on Friday.
In an email sent to students, staff and parents, the Palo Alto Unified School District Office of the Superintendent confirmed PAUSD schools would close for three weeks in addition to the previously-scheduled week-long spring break from April 6-10.
![Senior Duncan Sego held a sign reading "The Terror Must be Stopped" during a student walkout protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement in front of Palo Alto High School today at noon. According to Sego, people need to take a stand against ICE. "This [ICE] isn’t what the people want, this isn’t what we want and it’s destroying communities," Sego said. "People need to rally against them."](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IMG_2779-1-300x220.jpg)
