2024-03-27 20:56:04
Across the country, schools will close due to the total solar eclipse on April 8. The closures come as many cities, particularly those in the path of totality, prepare to navigate unprecedented traffic as crowds flock to watch it.
Many are also closing to offer families the opportunity to witness together what could be a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
In Illinois, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, which is in the path of totality and will host a festival to celebrate the solar event, canceled classes for the day.
“Classes on Eclipse Day (Monday, April 8) will be canceled, but the university will be open. Students will not be in class that day and are encouraged to participate in the exciting events and activities on campus,” it reads. the university website. “All offices will be open throughout the day, but may close for a period during the afternoon so that everyone can experience the totality.”
Other schools in the area, including Carbondale Elementary School District 95, Carbondale Community High School, Giant City Consolidated School District 130 and Unity Point Community Consolidated School District 140, will also close during the solar eclipse.
Alton Community Unit School District No. 11 in southern Illinois will have an early dismissal for the eclipse and Waterloo Community Unit School District No. 5 will close completely.
Across the Midwest, several schools have reported closures or shifts to e-learning due to the rare celestial event. These include many in Indiana and Ohio.
Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School in Indiana said its decision to cancel in-person classes that day came “after great consideration of all the factors and uncertainties of the day.”
“Instead of coming to school that day, students will have asynchronous and/or synchronous assignments to complete remotely, and those plans will be available soon,” the school wrote on social media.
“We encourage students and families to take advantage of the opportunity to experience the total solar eclipse together. We will have educational resources and eclipse glasses available for all students as we get closer to this occasion.”
Indianapolis Public Schools also announced closures due to the event.
“Indianapolis Public Schools will be closed for this celestial event, but families are encouraged to view this rare phenomenon safely,” the district announced.
Meanwhile, some cited safety concerns.
“The timing of its totality will be just as students leave school,” Speedway Schools wrote in an alert. “For safety reasons, all Speedway schools will be closed on Monday, April 8.”
In Indiana, the following schools will be closed on April 8:
Avon Community Schools (eLearning Day)
Beech Grove Schools (eLearning Day)
Bishop Chatard High School (Asynchronous E-Learning Day)
Brebeuf High School (closed in-person classes)
Brownsburg Community Schools (Teacher Attendance Day)
Cardinal Ritter High School (E-Learning Day)
Carmel Clay Schools (Spring Break)
Cathedral High School (special eclipse day schedule)
Center Grove Community Schools (Exemption Day)
Clark-Pleasant Community Schools (E-Learning Day)
Danville Community Schools (E-Learning Day)
Decatur Township (eLearning Day)
East Hancock Schools (no school)
Franklin Township Community Schools (no schools)
Central Greenfield Community Schools (E-Learning Day)
Guerin Catholic High School (Spring Break)
Hamilton Heights Schools (Spring Break)
Hamilton Southeast Schools (Spring Break)
Heritage Christian High School (Professional Learning Day)
Indianapolis Public Schools (closed)
Jennings County Schools (E-Learning Day)
Lawrence Township (no school)
Lebanon Community Schools (Professional Development)
Martinsville Schools (eLearning Day)
Mill Creek Community Schools (Professional Development)
Mooresville Schools (eLearning Day)
Mt. Vernon Community Schools (E-Learning Day)
Muncie Community Schools (no schools)
Noblesville Schools (Spring Break)
Park Tudor School (no school)
Perry Township (E-Learning Day)
Pike Township (no school)
Plainfield Community Schools (In-Service Teachers)
Roncalli Secondary School (free day)
Scecina Memorial High School (e-learning day)
South Hancock County Schools (no schools)
Speedway schools (no school)
Warren Township (eLearning Day)
Washington Township (E-Learning Day)
Wayne Township (no school)
Westfield Washington Schools (eLearning Day)
Zionsville Community Schools (no schools)
(NOTE: This list will continue to be updated as schools announce closures)
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