Heat Will Shorten First Day Of School In Wayne Township

WAYNE, NJ —Wayne Township students will have a shortened schedule Wednesday for their first day of class in this new school year, because of high temperatures forecast in the region.

There is a heat advisory in Wayne Township through Wednesday at 8 p.m., and temperatures could reach a high of 94 degrees. The combination of heat and humidity could make it feel even hotter. These sweltering temperatures are a result of a hot and humid air mass over the region, according to the National Weather Service.

District officials said all schools will follow a "minimal day" on Wednesday, Sept. 6.

The high schools will dismiss at 12:03 p.m. Middle school students will be dismissed at 12:40 p.m., and grades K-5 will be dismissed at 1:15 p.m.

Here is the schedule for the Preakness Early Childhood Center:

• Preschool (a.m.) is from 8:20 a.m. to 9:55 a.m.
• Preschool (p.m.) is from 10:55 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
• Full day preschool is from 8:20 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Aftercare will be open, and athletics will operate on their own schedule.

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