Pasco Schools Announce Emergency Closings

With Pasco County motorists advised to stay off the roads after 3 p.m. Monday, the school district has announced a number of early closings.

Parents with children enrolled in PLACE programs at the following schools are asked to pick up their children as soon as possible:

• Calusa
• Gulf Highlands
• Gulfside
• Gulf Trace
• Hudson
• Schrader
• Seven Springs
• Trinity Oaks

PLACE staff plans to stay onsite until children are picked up.

The transportation department also has buses on standby.

“Fox Hollow Elementary PLACE students were moved earlier today to Chasco Elementary School, Richie Elementary School PLACE students were moved to Cotee River Elementary School, and Marlowe Elementary School PLACE students were moved to Deer Park Elementary School,” the school district wrote in an email to media.

Seven Springs Elementary School’s PLACE program is also closed Tuesday as a precaution because of its proximity to the Anclote River.

“SSES PLACE students will be housed at Longleaf Elementary School tomorrow,” the county’s email stated. “Parents will have to take their children to Longleaf and pick them up at the end of the day. Longleaf is located at 3253 Town Ave., New Port Richey.”

The district is also canceling all after-school activities throughout the county Monday afternoon and evening. The regular school board meeting, however, will still take place at 6 p.m.

Feeding and Reading has also been canceled for Tuesday. Only the mobile feeding sites have been closed. All other Summer Break Spot locations will serve kids on Tuesday.

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