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Scott Orders All Schools, Colleges And Offices Closed Friday, Monday
September 7, 2017
Today, Governor Rick Scott is directing all public K-12 schools, state colleges, state universities and state offices to close Friday, September 8 – Monday, September 11.
Governor Scott said, “Today, I am directing the closure of all public schools, state colleges, state universities and state offices for their normal activities effective Friday through Monday, to ensure we have every space available for sheltering and staging. Floridians are facing a life-threatening storm in Hurricane Irma, and every family must prepare to evacuate. Our state’s public schools serve a vital role in our communities as shelters for displaced residents and staging areas for hurricane recovery efforts. Closing public schools, state colleges, state universities and state offices will provide local and state emergency officials the flexibility necessary to support shelter and emergency response efforts.”
Pensacola Christian Academy and Pensacola Christian College will both be open on Friday. Since PCA is not part of the public shelter system, we are not included in the public closures and are able to stay open at this time.
SPORTS:
The Tate vs Gulf Breeze and the Pine Forest vs Pace football games have been cancelled.
These games will continue Friday night at 7:00 p.m.:
Volleyball: F/JV/V Washington at Escambia
Varsity: West Florida at D’Ibervile
Varsity: Archbishop Rummel at Escambia
Varsity: Northview at South Walton
Varsity: Pensacola at Booker T. Washington
On Saturday:
Volleyball Varsity Aggie Invitational will be held at Tate
West Florida XC Classic will be held at West Florida High, 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
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3 Responses to “Scott Orders All Schools, Colleges And Offices Closed Friday, Monday”
my thought process is if we are indeed having to use some of these public schools as shelters for the residents that have evacuated, where/when will the kids be able to return to school if their school is being utilized to implement these efforts? don’t get me wrong, providing shelter and keeping our fellow Americans safe is of utmost importance. I am just throwing out my thoughts..
Why should they close in Florida panhandle???? We are not going to be affected by the hurricane, definitely not this Friday. Are we expecting an influx of evacuees from South Florida? I bet this is not the case. Why panicking after a whisper “Wolf”? Not even a cry.
Looks like a bit of of grandstanding to me. This hype is out of control.