All 50 playgrounds will be locked by Wichita Public Schools during coronavirus pandemic

Children staying home all day after schools were closed due to the coronavirus pandemic will no longer be able to play at any Wichita Public Schools playground.
Superintendent Alicia Thompson said during a Tuesday news conference that all 50 school playgrounds will be locked this week “based on guidance from the Sedgwick County Health Department.”
“Believe me, I recognize the angst and unhappiness this will create with our communities,” Thompson said. “But the reality is that we cannot assure that our playgrounds won’t become a harbor for community spread of the coronavirus.”
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