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'I'll be surprised' if Longview ISD returns before end of school year, LISD superintendent says

He also emphasized many times the situation is fluid and could change day-by-day.

LONGVIEW, Texas — Longview ISD Superintendent James Wilcox told trustees he does not expect students to return to classrooms before the end of the school year after the district closure to prevent spread of the new coronavirus.

“We’re not going to have school again inside this school year,” he said at Monday’s board meeting. “If we do, I’ll be surprised.”

He also emphasized many times the situation is fluid and could change day-by-day.

Read more from CBS19's newspaper partner, the Longview News-Journal.

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