Gonzaga University announced Friday it is postponing graduation ceremonies normally held at the beginning of May during Mother’s Day weekend due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Spokane Public Schools is on spring break next week, but will continue to offer grab-and-go meals Monday through Friday. The district also has widened its food distribution network, sending buses to neighborhoods near Arlington, Audubon, Cooper, Sheridan and Stevens elementary schools. Meal distribution continues at 24 sites from 11 a.m. to noon every weekday.

Spokane Public Schools will continue to offer grab-and-go meals during spring break week, April 6-10. The district also widened its food distribution network Monday, sending buses to neighborhoods near Arlington, Audubon, Cooper, Sheridan and Stevens elementary schools. Meal distribution continues at 24 sites, with distribution Monday through Friday from 11 a.m to noon.

As school districts move toward online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, special education students and their families are facing a tough reality: there’s no easy substitute for the hands-on guidance of a teacher or paraeducator.

Red Rock Catering of Spokane will deliver food Friday morning to Longfellow Elementary School for families to take home for the weekend.

Spokane Public Schools is expanding its child care offerings during the COVID-19 pandemic, but it has no immediate plans to extend the service beyond children of first responders and essential medical personnel.

Washington high school seniors who are out of school because of the COVID-19 pandemic may get excused from fully meeting some graduation requirements, the State Board of Education indicated Thursday.