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School playgrounds in P.E.I. are closed

SaltWire Network | Posted: March 23, 2020, 3 p.m. | Updated: March 23, 2020, 3:01 p.m. | 1 Min Read
The equipment at Somerset Consolidated School sits empty after the Public Schools Branch closed all of its playgrounds.
The equipment at Somerset Consolidated School sits empty after the Public Schools Branch closed all of its playgrounds. - Ryan Ross

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Effective March 23, all Public Schools Branch school playgrounds are closed until further notice. 

The closure supports the direction of the Chief Public Health Office to reduce the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19 strain).

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