LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Jefferson County Public Schools will return to class with a two-hour delay on Monday after a week of being closed due to winter storms.
JCPS said due to some side road conditions and sidewalk access to bus stops, all schools will operate on a two-hour delay. There will not be Early Childhood classes on Monday. JCPS does expect some bus delays due to side road conditions on Monday.
All after school athletic events and extracurricular activities are scheduled as plan. According to JCPS, the two-hour delayed start means schools will start at these times:
- 7:30 a.m. schools start at 9:30 a.m.
- 8:40 a.m. schools start at 10:40 a.m.
- 9:40 a.m. schools start at 11:40 a.m.
All dismissal times will remain normal.
The school district in Louisville was scheduled to return from a two-week winter break last Monday, but a winter storm moved through the area on Sunday and Monday.
JCPS announced on last Sunday that class would be canceled on Monday. Then on Monday, the school district announced the cancellation of class for Tuesday and Wednesday.
In a statement Wednesday evening, Carolyn Callahan, the district’s chief communications officer, said icy roads and extreme cold temperatures led to Thursday’s closure. Athletic events and extracurricular activities were also canceled.
And then Thursday afternoon, the district called out for the final day of the week. It’s a traditional snow day but employees will telecommute, the district said.
All extracurricular activities Friday were also canceled.
The school district has around 40,000 bus riders.
Callahan told WDRB it did not opt for NTI, or virtual learning, for two reasons: one, because several students did not have access to devices coming off of break, and two, for many students, it marks a new semester and didn’t feel students starting new classes would be beneficial.
Friday’s snow day marks the sixth for the district this school year. In September, JCPS canceled classes due to forecasted rain and high winds as a result of Hurricane Helene.
The district will ask the board of education to forgive five of its six snow days. JCPS builds in five snow days to its calendar.
The sixth snow day will need to be made up. At this time, JCPS does not have a makeup date scheduled.
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