Schools Closed In Salt Lake City On September 9

Press release from the Salt Lake City School District:

September 8, 2020

Dear families,

Thank you for your flexibility and understanding this morning. This certainly is not what we had expected on our first day of school! We’re disappointed we couldn’t see our students today but hope to start remote learning very soon.

We’ve all day Tuesday monitoring the weather conditions throughout our city, and updates from Rocky Mountain Power. As of Tuesday afternoon, there are power outages in more than half of our schools, as well as throughout the city, and Rocky Mountain Power has let us know it may take up to two days to restore power to everyone.

For that reason, we have made the tough decision to cancel school for tomorrow, Wednesday, September 9.

We will work to be ready to start remote learning on Thursday, September 10. This will be a synchronous day of learning, which means teachers and students will be able to interact with each other online in real time. If any students are still unable to access the internet on Thursday, we will be flexible.

For tomorrow, we are prepared to offer meals for students at the following seven school sites from 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. --

Backman Elementary (South Parking Area – Enter from 1500 West)
601 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, Utah

East High School (West Parking Area – Enter from 900 South)
840 South 1300 East, Salt Lake City, Utah

Edison Elementary (U-shaped Driveway – Located in front of school)
430 South Cheyenne Street, Salt Lake City, Utah

Meadowlark Elementary (Northeast Parking Area)
497 North Morton Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah

Northwest Middle School (Northeast Parking Area – Located next to main entrance)
1730 West 1700 North, Salt Lake City, Utah

West High School (U-shaped Driveway – Located North of building next to cafeteria entrance)
241 North 300 West, Salt Lake City, Utah

Whittier Elementary (North Parking Area – Enter from Roberta Street)
1600 South 300 East, Salt Lake City, Utah

Due to power outages, we cannot offer meals at additional sites at this time. If this information changes, we will notify you tomorrow morning by 9am via email, text, and phone call. You can also check our website, www.slcschools.org , to read the latest information.

I also want to make sure you know about the two Warming Centers available right now in Salt Lake City. Warming Center locations are open today for those who are without power and electricity needed for medical devices. Here are the two locations:

• Northwest Recreation Center, 125 W. Clark Ave, Salt Lake City, UT
• LDS Church - Emerson Ward, 808 E Roosevelt Ave, Salt Lake City, UT

Additionally, residents of Salt Lake County may self-report damage to their home or business from the high wind event at https://arcg.is/0SuWXP .

Thank you again for your continued understanding during this difficult year. We look forward to seeing our students online on Thursday. Please stay safe.

Sincerely,
Larry Madden
Interim Superintendent
Salt Lake City School District

This press release was produced by the Salt Lake City School District. The views expressed are the author's own.