{"id":12927,"date":"2021-07-05T19:12:10","date_gmt":"2021-07-05T23:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=12927"},"modified":"2021-07-05T19:12:16","modified_gmt":"2021-07-05T23:12:16","slug":"school-closings-and-cancellations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2021\/07\/05\/school-closings-and-cancellations\/","title":{"rendered":"School closings and cancellations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bay Area school districts, businesses, and organizations are adjusting their operations as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/news\/2021\/07\/05\/tropical-storm-watches-extended-from-bay-area-northward\">Tropical Storm Elsa<\/a>\u00a0approaches Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Tropical Storm Warning has been extended northward along the west coast of Florida to Suwannee River, including Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elsa is forecast to move near or over the west coast of Florida Tuesday and Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s a look at closing and cancellations:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hillsboroughschools.org\/Page\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hillsboroughschools.org<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HillsboroughSch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HillsboroughSch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Based on guidance from county emergency management, the district will take the following actions in an effort to ensure safety for all students and our employees:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tuesday, July 6, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>All Summer School sites, HOST, Athletic Programs, and&nbsp;After School Programs&nbsp;will close on Tuesday, July 6&nbsp;at 1:00 p.m.;&nbsp;<\/li><li>All School and District-based sites&nbsp;will close at 1:00 p.m.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Wednesday, July 7, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>All Summer School sites, HOST, Athletic Programs, and&nbsp;After School Programs&nbsp;will&nbsp;be closed&nbsp;on Wednesday, July 7;&nbsp;<\/li><li>All School and District-based sites&nbsp;will be closed.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Thursday, July 8, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Summer School sites, HOST, Athletic Programs, After School programs,&nbsp;School and District sites&nbsp;will reopen.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PINELLAS COUNTY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcsb.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PCSB.org<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mypinellasschools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/my_pcs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcsb.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pinellas County Schools<\/a>&nbsp;continues to work closely with Pinellas County Emergency Management to monitor Tropical Storm Elsa and the potential impact on our region.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u202fAs a coastal community and with the effects of the storm now anticipated to be felt in our area tomorrow afternoon (July 6), in an abundance of caution, all Pinellas County Schools and district offices will be closed on Tuesday, July 6 and Wednesday, July 7, 2021. All summer programming, including after-care\/childcare programs and school-related activities, are canceled for these days.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The district anticipates being open and fully operational on Thursday, July 8, 2021.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All updates will continue to be made on the district&#8217;s weather page\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcsb.org\/Page\/21433\" target=\"_blank\">www.pcsb.org\/weather<\/a>\u00a0and social media including\u202fFacebook,\u202fTwitter\u202f, and\u202fInstagram.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PASCO COUNTY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pasco.k12.fl.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pasco.k12.fl.us<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pascoschools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pascoschools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pasco.k12.fl.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pasco schools<\/a>:&nbsp;All Pasco County schools and offices will close on Tuesday, July 6 at 3 p.m. and remain closed all day Wednesday, July 7, due to the high probability that Pasco County will experience tropical storm force conditions late Tuesday into Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Closures include Extended School Year (ESY), PLACE child care program, STAR, VPK, and Early Head Start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">School-based activities or events planned for the afternoon of Tuesday, July 6, and Wednesday, July 7, will also be canceled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">HERNANDO COUNTY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hernandoschools.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hernandoschools.org<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HernandoSchoolsFL\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HernandoSchools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Good morning this is a July 5th storm update from\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hernandoschools.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hernando Schools<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 The Emergency Operations Center reports Tropical Storm Elsa is not likely to impact our area until late Tuesday. At this time, all district offices and school sites will be operating Tuesday, July 6th. Summer food service &#8211; both mobile meal stops and school drive-thru &#8211; will remain in place as well. Decisions regarding school operations for Wednesday the 7th will be made Tuesday in cooperation with the EOC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">POLK COUNTY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/polkschoolsfl.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Polkschoolsfl.com<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/polkcountypublicschools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/polkschoolsnews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/polkschoolsfl.com\/\">Polk County Schools:<\/a>\u00a0We&#8217;re monitoring the path of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/hurricaneelsa?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__%5B0%5D=AZWTUpp7t_4xvjD9Jhw4GHeBfV_X6dhWafnBuj-z43iUnuFlcvs_pFY9AYGYoiGnREo9Ikw8Ssg5Nlilc74WI7qzp_a-7VhFMgXapbf6EvN4PTBeGPck7deOf34Jj38ApgVt0uHXMbUOIEc9Ls_6J0Tc&amp;__tn__=*NK-R\">#HurricaneElsa<\/a>\u00a0and working with local emergency personnel. At this time, there are no planned changes to PCPS operations.<br>We expect to have schools and offices open as normal on Tuesday, July 6 (PCPS will be closed on Monday as part of the Fourth of July holiday weekend).<br>Please note that PCPS summer school programs are not in session next week (July 5-9), due to a regular break in classes; this is not related to the storm.<br>Any changes to PCPS operations will be communicated through our website, social media accounts, and other channels. Unless otherwise noted, we will be open on Tuesday, July 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CITRUS COUNTY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citrusschools.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Citrusschools.org<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CitrusCountySchoolDistrict\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Citrusschools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.citrusschools.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Citrus School District<\/a>\u00a0has been closely monitoring Tropical Storm Elsa. Our area is currently under a Tropical Storm Watch. Our summer school sessions could be impacted Tues or Wednesdays. Please follow our social media channels for the latest information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MANATEE COUNTY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manateeschools.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Manateeschools.net<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WeManatee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Manateeschools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Manatee County Schools:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.manateeschools.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The School District of Manatee County<\/a>&nbsp;continues to work closely with Manatee County Emergency Management to monitor Tropical Storm Elsa. As of Sunday morning, our area remains within the projected path of the storm, although that is subject to change. Tracking indicates we may see effects from the storm on Tuesday, July 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All schools are closed to students this week, as summer school is not in session. We will provide an update Monday, July 5, regarding work status for employees on Tuesday, as well as the availability of summer meal service for students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bay Area school districts, businesses, and organizations are adjusting their operations as\u00a0Tropical Storm Elsa\u00a0approaches Florida. 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