On March 10 Dewine asked colleges and universities to go to remote classes.[37] Within several days many private and public colleges and universities had announced campus closings and a move to online classes.[102][103][104][105] On March 12 DeWine closed all K-12 schools starting March 16.[6] On March 30 he extended those closings to May 1.[106] On April 20th, he ordered that all K-12 schools in the state remain closed for the rest of the 2019-2020 academic year [107]