Schools
Extreme Heat Closes 18 Cleveland Schools
Tuesday's high is expected to be 94 degrees, with a heat index of 98 degrees.
CLEVELAND — Nineteen Cleveland Metropolitan School District buildings will be closed Tuesday due to forecasts of extreme heat. There is an expected high of 94 degrees Tuesday, with a heat index value of 98 degrees.
Five CMSD schools were released early on Monday due to the heat. Wednesday's high is projected to be 90 degrees.
The mutli-day heat wave is expected to break Wednesday afternoon or evening, when thunderstorms are likely. The rain should cool things off, leading to a projected high of 73 degrees on Thursday.
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The following 18 schools will be closed Tuesday in Cleveland due to the heat:
- Ben Franklin
- Charles Eliot
- Charles Mooney
- Collinwood
- East Clark
- Facing History New Tech
- Garrett Morgan
- Iowa Maple
- Louis Agassiz
- Michael R. White
- New Tech West
- Newton D. Baker
- O.H. Perry
- Sunbeam
- Tremont
- Valley View Boys Leadership Academy
- Whitney Young
- Willow
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