In-person classes in Arkansas off through end of school year | Cases hit 875

April 6, 2020 at 7:04 p.m. | Updated April 6, 2020 at 8:17 p.m.

by Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

In this April 10, 2019, file photo, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson speaks to reporters in his office at the state Capitol in Little Rock, Arkansas.
In this April 10, 2019, file photo, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson speaks to reporters in his office at the state Capitol in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Schools campuses in Arkansas will be closed for in-person instruction through the end of the school year, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Monday, as the number of coronavirus cases in Arkansas hit 875.

Students had previously been set to return to classrooms April 17. Schools across the state have been closed to in-person instruction since at least March 17.

Year-end testing for the state has already been called off.

This story will be updated.

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