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Hurricane Irma: Schools announce additional closures

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Many Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia school districts canceled classes due to Hurricane Irma. Here is the following information we have received from the local school districts.

Duval County

Duval County Public Schools are closed Thursday, Sept. 14, and Friday, Sept. 15. DCPS District administrative personnel are asked to report to their offices on Friday.

University Christian School and Early Learning Academy will be closed through Wednesday, Sept. 13 due to Hurricane Irma.

The Bolles School will be closed through Wednesday, Sept. 13 due to Hurricane Irma.

Episcopal School of Jacksonville

The school will be closed through Wednesday, Sept. 13, as the campus is currently without power.

St. Johns County

St. Johns County schools will be closed Thursday, Sept. 14 and Friday, Sept. 15.

Diocese of St. Augustine schools

The Diocese of St. Augustine said most of its schools will be closed through Wednesday, Sept. 13. Please continue to check this website for updates on your child's specific school.

Nassau County

Nassau County School District will reopen on Friday, Sept. 15.

Clay County

Clay County schools will remain closed through Friday, Sept. 15 as a result of damage caused by Hurricane Irma, officials said.

Columbia County

Columbia County Schools will be closed through the rest of the week and reopen Monday.

Baker County

Baker County schools will remain closed through Monday, Sept. 18.

Union County

Classes resume in Union County on Monday, Sept. 18. Teachers only return Friday (Friday was scheduled to be a teacher work day anyway). Extracurricular activities resume Friday.

Bradford County

Bradford public schools will be closed through Friday and reopen Monday.

Putnam County 

Putnam County schools will remain closed through Friday, Sept. 15.

Official notice from Superintendent of schools, Rick Surrency: Schools will be closed through Friday, September 15....

Posted by Putnam County School District on Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Glynn County

The Glynn County School System has cancelled school for the remainder of the week, through Friday, Sept. 15, due to the impacts from Tropical Storm Irma.

Ware County

All Ware County Schools will be closed through the rest of the week, Ware County schools said Wednesday.

Both public American Red Cross shelters will remain open at Ware County High School and Waycross Middle. Ware Middle will continue serving as a shelter and outpost for the Georgia Department of Transportation and Center Elementary will continue serving as a shelter and outpost for Glynn County Government.

Charlton County

All Charlton County schools will be closed Thursday, Sept. 14 and Friday, Sept. 15. Faculty and staff are to report Friday, Sept. 15. School will resume for all students Monday, Sept. 18.

Camden County

Camden County Schools said schools will reopen Monday, Sept. 18. School employees will be allowed to return to work Friday, Sept. 15 on a voluntary basis. Reporting to work on Friday is only for employees that are able and willing to do so.

Pierce County

Pierce County Schools said schools will begin normal operations Thursday, Sept. 14.

Brantley County

Brantley County Schools will be closed Wednesday, Sept. 13 through Friday, Sept. 15.

University of North Florida

UNF will cancel classes, including online, Wednesday and will resume on Thursday.

Details: http://www.unf.edu/emergency

University employees will not need to return to work until Wednesday, the university said.

Jacksonville University

Jacksonville University said it will remain closed through the rest of this week and reopen for classes Monday, Sept. 18.

Edward Waters College

Edward Waters College announced Wednesday afternoon that it would close Friday, Sept. 8 and reopen Wednesday, Sept. 13.

Florida State College at Jacksonville

Florida State College at Jacksonville campuses/centers will remain closed through Sun. Sept. 17 to allow students/staff time to recover. Classes will resume Mon. Sept. 18

St. Johns River State College

All St. Johns River State College campuses (Orange Park, Palatka & St. Augustine) will reopen Monday, Sept. 18.

Nova Southeastern University

Nova Southeastern University will reopen all campuses Monday, Sept. 18

Florida Coastal School of Law 

The Florida Coastal School of Law will reopen Monday, Sept. 18.

Salvation Army of Northeast Florida Child Development Center

The Salvation Army's Child Development Center in downtown Jacksonville will reopen when the Duval County schools reopen.

Jacksonville School for Autism

The Jacksonville School for Autism will be closed Friday and Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. The school is scheduled to re-open Thursday, Sept. 14.