Snow Days Push Back Last Day of School in District 97

The end of the school year in Oak Park Elementary School District 97 has been moved to June 4.

The district made the decision after consulting with the Illinois State Board of Education and other entities, according to a statement from Superintendent Al Roberts.

“We realize that this decision may impact people’s summer plans, and apologize for any inconvenience it might cause,” Roberts said in the statement. “However, when we evaluated the available solutions, we determined that this one presented the fewest number of programmatic, financial and/or scheduling challenges for everyone involved.”

The date of eighth grade graduation will not change. Ceremonies at Brooks and Julian will take place as scheduled on June 2 at Oak Park and River Forest High School. The last day of school for eighth graders will also be June 2, according to the statement.

If there are more snow days or unforeseen school closure, the latest the end of might might be pushed back is June 9.

The district’s “threshold for canceling school is a forecast for wind chills in the range of 25 below zero or worse,” Roberts said in the statement.