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SCHOOL CLOSURES: A list of school districts, colleges closing due to Hurricane Laura
Many school districts are watching the tropics before making any announcements, but some have already made the decision to close.
HOUSTON — With the forecast cone of Hurricane Laura including Houston and north Gulf Coast on its western edge, school districts across southeastern Texas are watching the weather to prepare for any potential impact the storm may bring.
School closures
Anahuac ISD will be closed Tuesday through Friday August 25th-28th. This includes ALL school activities.
Alvin ISD will close from Wednesday, August 26, and Thursday, August 27. All after-school activities are cancelled for today, August 25.
Beaumont ISD facilities will close at 1 p.m., Aug. 24 and will remain closed for the remainder of the week.
Brazosport ISD schools will close Tues, Wed and Thurs to allow for family preparations in the uncertainty of TS Laura.
Brazosport College will close Tuesday, August 25 at 5 p.m. through Thursday, August 27. With this closure, all evening college classes scheduled for Tuesday, August 25, including online, face-to-face or in a hybrid/blended format are cancelled.
Clear Creek ISD is issuing an early release for all staff & students at 12 p.m. today, Aug. 25, to allow for families to prepare for Hurricane Laura. We will be closed on Wed., Aug. 26, & Thurs., Aug. 27. A decision regarding Friday will be made on Thursday & communicated out to families.
Cleveland ISD has elected to close schools Wednesday, Aug. 26, through Friday, Aug. 28. We believe this is in the best interest for our students and staff. School will resume on Monday, Aug. 31.
Corrigan-Camden ISD will close school and operations on Wednesday, August 26 and Thursday, August 27. We will not have remote instruction on these two dates.
Danbury ISD schools and administration offices will close today at noon. They will remain closed through Friday, August 28.
Dickinson ISD: Students who are on campus today will be dismissed at 11 a.m. and all staff will be released at 12 p.m. DISD will have a full-day closure on Wednesday, August 26 and Thursday, August 27. (There will be no remote instruction on Wednesday or Thursday.) A decision regarding Friday, August 28 will be announced on Thursday.
East Chambers ISD will transition to totally virtual learning beginning tomorrow, Tuesday, August 25, 2020. Your child should have the technology necessary to complete assignments each day while we operate virtually. As soon as the threat has passed, and we are able to reopen for in-person face to fave instruction, we will. Stay tuned for regular updates.
Galveston ISD: Galveston ISD will be closed Tuesday and through the remainder of the week. All on-site and remote classes have been canceled. School is expected to resume Monday, Aug. 31.
Galveston College will suspend all on-campus and remote operations, effective Tuesday, Aug. 25, to allow all students, faculty and staff who reside on the island to evacuate safely. College operations will be reinstated when it is safe to do so. Click here for details.
La Porte ISD will close at 12 p.m. Tuesday. All district operations, including virtual instruction and extracurricular activities are suspended through at least Thursday. Dr. Walter Jackson, La Porte ISD superintendent of schools, said he is hopeful that normal activities can resume on Friday, at which time staff and students will pick up where they left off. La Porte ISD will continue to communicate as necessary via School Messenger (all-calls), Twitter, and at lpisd.org.
Texas A&M University at Galveston is issuing a mandatory evacuation effective Tuesday, August 25. The timeline and access to campus is subject to change over the coming days based on weather conditions.
The National Hurricane Center‘s latest track has it making landfall possibly as a Category 3 hurricane sometime late Wednesday into early Thursday along the western Louisiana coast or southeast Texas coastline.