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School District postpones graduation for 2020 class due to coronavirus

(Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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By Aleksandra Appleton Las Vegas Review-Journal

April 17, 2020 - 6:48 pm

Updated April 20, 2020 - 1:50 pm

The Clark County School District will postpone graduation for the class of 2020 due to COVID-19, the district announced late Friday.

Individual schools will develop school-specific celebration plans that observe Centers for Disease Control social distancing recommendations.

“Specific information on graduation celebrations for the Class of 2020 will be shared with school communities when the school plans are finalized,” an emailed statement said.

Contact Aleksandra Appleton at 702-383-0218 or aappleton@reviewjournal.com. Follow @aleksappleton on Twitter.

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