Tropical Storm Idalia: Jacksonville-area closings and cancellations, including schools

Tropical Storm Idalia: Jacksonville-area closings and cancellations, including schools

Public K-12 schools Duval County Public Schools will close Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. dcps.duvalschools.org/idalia. The Baker County Public School District will close Wednesday and Thursday. All extracurricular activities are cancelled beginning after school Tuesday until school resumes Friday. bakerk12.org The Putnam County School District will close Wednesday and Thursday. All extracurricular activities are cancelled beginning…

Tampa Bay Area Tropical Storm Idalia School Closures

Tampa Bay Area Tropical Storm Idalia School Closures

With Tropical Storm Idalia approaching the Florida west coast, various school districts are making announcements regarding school closures for this week. As a precaution, Tampa Bay area schools have decided to close. Here’s a list of announcements by counties in the west central Florida area. Hernando County School District The Hernando County School District announced…

Extreme heat: Milwaukee Public Schools closed Wednesday, Aug. 23

Extreme heat: Milwaukee Public Schools closed Wednesday, Aug. 23

MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) announced on Tuesday that it will close schools on Wednesday, Aug. 23 to keep children and staff safe during predicted hot weather. IMPORTANT: Central Services and all administrative buildings will be open and staff at those sites should report to work. A news release says all after-school activities, athletics,…

Some schools in Riverside, San Bernardino counties closed Monday due to storm

Some schools in Riverside, San Bernardino counties closed Monday due to storm

Several school districts in Riverside and San Bernardino counties announced that they will be closed Monday, Aug. 21 because of concerns following Tropical Storm Hilary’s arrival in Southern California on Sunday. The storm hit the counties harder than expected when it moved east from its course that had been projected to hit the coast. Here…

Los Angeles Unified Announces School Closures Amid Tropical Storm Hilary

Los Angeles Unified Announces School Closures Amid Tropical Storm Hilary

Los Angeles Unified School District has announced school closures for Monday, August 21 following Tropical Storm Hilary. “Tomorrow there will be no schools,” Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho said during a press conference on Sunday afternoon. Schools are expected to open and resume normal activities on Tuesday, August 22. “Los Angeles Unified is making the difficult…

Classes still off early next week in Kentucky’s largest school district due to bus schedule mess

Classes still off early next week in Kentucky’s largest school district due to bus schedule mess

(LOUSIVILLE, Ky.) Louisville schools will remain closed early next week to allow for more time to fix bus routes whose redesign left some children at home on the first school day this year and others getting home hours late. The Jefferson County Public Schools had already canceled classes Thursday and Friday in response to Wednesday’s…

These schools will close for the total solar eclipse
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These schools will close for the total solar eclipse

At Rocky River City Schools, the school year hasn’t even started and already students can look forward to the untraditional day off. In a newsletter sent to parents, the superintendent announced Spring Vacation would be extended by an additional day for the once-in-a-lifetime event. The superintendent explains his reasoning and notes, “the eclipse is projected…

Nancy Loud School in Rochester, NH closes permanently due to structural issues

Nancy Loud School in Rochester, NH closes permanently due to structural issues

A Rochester, New Hampshire school is closing permanently after inspectors said it is not safe for students. Support walls at the Nancy Loud School are buckling and not structurally sound, officials said. The 88 students enrolled at the school will be reassigned for the upcoming academic year. The Nancy Loud School had initially been scheduled…

Compass College closing, students being transitioned to Calvin University

Compass College closing, students being transitioned to Calvin University

(GRAND RAPIDS, Mich) Compass College of Film and Media is closing it’s doors for good, but a forthcoming partnership with nearby Calvin University will allow film students to transfer, bringing the credits they have already earned with them. Compass has operated in some capacity in West Michigan for more than 25 years. The school offered…