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WEDNESDAY UPDATE: All But 21 Baltimore County Public Schools To Open Wednesday

Damage and power outages in wake of Hurricane Irene have delayed the start of school until Wednesday.

UPDATE (7:18 A.m.)—All but 21 Baltimore County public schools will open for the 2011-2012 school year on Wednesday, school system officials announced Tuesday afternoon via Twitter.

Every public high school will open Wednesday, but three middle schools and 16 elementary schools will remain closed.

Stoneleigh Elementary had been scheduled to open but was closed after a transformer blew, causing electrical outages, according to a recorded telephone message from the Towson school's principal.

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Middle school closures for Wednesday:

  • Lansdowne, in Lansdowne
  • Parkville, in Parkville
  • Ridgely, in Towson

Elementary school closures for Aug. 31:

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  • Chadwick, in Woodlawn
  • Featherbed Lane, in Lochearn
  • Fifth District, in Upperco
  • Fort Garrison, in Pikesville
  • Imagine Discovery Public Charter, in Woodlawn
  • Johnnycake, in Catonsville
  • Oakleigh, in Parkville
  • Pinewood, in Timonium
  • Pot Springs, in Lutherville
  • Riderwood, in Towson
  • Ridge Ruxton, in Towson
  • Rodgers Forge, in Towson
  • Seneca, in Bowley's Quarters
  • Timonium, in Timonium
  • Victory Villa, in Middle River
  • West Towson, in Towson
  • Winand, in Randallstown

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