Students in the Mukilteo School District and across the state will not be heading back to their classrooms this spring.

All public and private schools will remain closed through the end of the academic year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Jay Inslee and Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal announced at a news conference Monday, April 6. Inslee earlier ordered all schools closed on March 13 and indicated that the closure would last through at least April 24.

“I’m pretty devastated, but at the same time I’m not surprised,” said Kamiak ASB President and seni...