Schools closed for a second day after North Texas storms
GARLAND, Texas - Several North Texas school districts remain closed because of the storm damage and campus power outages.
Garland ISD canceled classes again on Wednesday.
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Garland ISD cancels Thursday classes, forcing early end of school year
Garland ISD announced it made the decision to go ahead and cancel classes for Thursday as well, thus ending the school year. No makeup days will be needed.
Thursday is scheduled to be the final day of school in Garland. The district said it will update families as soon as possible about the plans for the final day.
Irving ISD also canceled all classes and activities for Wednesday, citing the ongoing power outages and Dallas County’s disaster declaration.
Oncor hopes to restore most power in North Texas by Friday
Oncor crews are making slow and steady progress in restoring the power to hundreds of thousands of North Texas. But it could be a few more days before everyone’s lights are back on.
Students in Irving will not have to make up the missed day.
Grand Prairie ISD had to postpone its high school graduation ceremonies.
They were scheduled for Wednesday at Texas Trust CU Theatre, but the venue was still without power on Wednesday morning.
The graduations for Grand Prairie High School and South Grand Prairie High School will now be held on Friday at the Ellis Davis Fieldhouse in Dallas.
Grand Prairie ISD postpones high school graduations
Grand Prairie ISD had to postpone its high school graduation ceremonies because of the ongoing power outages.
School is already out for summer in the Dallas school district, but several camps and activities were set to happen this week on certain campuses.
Dallas ISD said all high school campuses will be open Wednesday for band and dance camps. All other on-campus activities have been canceled.
Carrollton Farmers Branch ISD’s summer staff members were asked to work from home on Wednesday.