What Would a Coronavirus Outbreak in the U.S. Mean for Schools?

Schools in the United States prepare for all manner of disasters and threats, whether hurricanes, mass shooters, tornadoes, influenza or head lice.But this week, a stark new order came from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Get ready for the coronavirus.Around the nation, school officials and parents were flummoxed by the sudden warning that if a coronavirus epidemic hit the United States, school buildings could be shut down for long periods of time, leaving children sequestered at