Over 100 schools in Chicago and its suburbs are canceling classes or moving to e-learning on Friday in preparation for a severe cold front. Districts are communicating via various channels, with some schools opting for remote learning while others are canceling in-person classes entirely. Activities vary by district.
Students are more than 100 schools across Chicago and the surrounding suburbs will be moved to e-learning or have the day off.Many Chicago -area students will be home Friday after several schools decided to cancel classes or move to e-learning in anticipation of a brutal cold front moving into the area overnight Thursday.
Students are more than 100 schools across Chicago and the surrounding suburbs will be moved to e-learning or have the day off, includingHere's a look at what to know as the plummet in temperatures nears.Most school districts communicate with their school community via phone, email and text message notification and post about closings on social media and their website..Lake Forest District 67 and 115 schools will be closed Friday, with April 24 now being designated as a regular attendance day to make up for the cancelation, according to a pop-up message on the Western Springs School District 101, Township High School District 211, Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 and Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 also made similar announcements regarding a closure of schools on Friday on their websites.Some schools are opting for e-learning instead of a full cancellation of classes. Lockport Township High School District D205 moved to e-learning for Friday, with classes beginning at 9:45 a.m. Despite the move to remote learning, all LTHS D205 athletics and other after-school activities will continue as scheduled, the district said in a post on social media.All schools in Cicero District 99 will transition to e-learning for Friday and all before- and after-school activities are canceled, the district announced. Waukegan Public Schools will also do e-learning Friday, the district announced, and all extracurriculars are canceled except for some high school athletic events. Joliet Public Schools District 89 Schools, Morton 201 District schools and Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C also announced they would move classes to e-learning Friday.While most school administrations say their priority is keeping buildings open, the safety and welfare of students and staff can force a closure. There isn't a particular degree of temperatures or amount of snowfall that triggers a closure, instead, several factors typically go into the decision. The severity of weather, timing of weather events, ability of buses and cars to travel safely and operable condition of buildings are all things generally considered by school administrators when deciding if schools should close. The decision is often made in collaboration with local government officials and other nearby schools and are based on warnings from the National Weather Service. Some districts, like Glenview School District 34, have policies that schools will be closed if an extreme cold warning is issued.
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