By mid-March 2020 , most schools in Washington state were closed due to the coronavirus pandemic .
UW announced its closure on March 6 ; and on March 11 , WSU announced the closure would begin after its spring break , on March 23.School districts in the Greater Seattle area , including Seattle Public Schools , Lake Washington School District , and Bellevue School District , announced their closures shortly after Governor Jay Inslee 's social distancing proclamation in the morning.