Schools and city offices in Juneau will close early Wednesday as the nwsjuneau raises the winter storm warning to a blizzard warning. Other facilities around town are also closing early.
A parked car covered in snow on Franklin St. Wednesday afternoon. Capital Transit service is suspended on Franklin St. due to the storm. Students will get out at 1:30 p.m. from elementary schools, 2 p.m. from middle schools and optional programs and 2:45 p.m. from high schools, according to a release from the Juneau School District.
Most after school programs are canceled, including JAMM, RALLY, afternoon pre-K and high school sports practices. Middle school activity buses will not be running. First Student, the district’s bus service, is usingHigh school basketball games are set to continue as scheduled at the moment. The Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears will play the Thunder Mountain Falcons at 7:15 p.m. at Juneau-Douglas High School.
Some Juneau parents took to social media to question why the district hadn’t told students to stay home Wednesday morning. In a message to families, district leaders apologized for the inconvenience. “Conditions were better at 4:30 this morning when the initial call to hold school was made, and often the weather doesn’t hit as forecasted,” the district wrote. “The Juneau School District apologizes for the inconvenience. The district gathers information from JPD, City Roads Engineer, City Manager, DOT, First Student and the weather service to help make snow related decisions. Sometimes the conditions require us to change the plan.
City and Borough of Juneau offices and facilities will close at 1 p.m. Wednesday, including city hall, public libraries, pools, the Juneau-Douglas City Museum, Treadwell Arena and the Zach Gordon Youth Center.is in effect until 6 p.m. Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.Get notifications about news related to the topics you care about. You can unsubscribe anytime.Breaking news
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