Marple Newtown Schools Closing For Super Bowl Parade

NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA – The Marple Newtown School District announced Tuesday that it will close its doors Thursday, Feb. 8. And you know exactly why.

The district said it is closing due to the anticipated impact the Eagles' Super Bowl parade will have on the region Thursday.

"We have made this decision after careful consideration, as we believe that this event will have a substantial effect on our normal daily operations," the district said.

The district's academic calendar has not changed with the planned closure, but the district said other factors such as winter weather could force the calendar to change should the district close another day this year.

Nearby, Upper Darby and Springfield school districts have said they will close Thursday. All Philadelphia public schools and Archdiocese of Philadelphia schools, including Archdiocese schools in the suburbs, are closed Thursday.

The parade is set to begin at 11 a.m. at Broad and Pattison streets in South Philadelphia and head north up Broad Street, then west on the Ben Franklin Parkway to the Art Museum.

See here for full details on the parade.

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