SCHOOL CLOSINGS
STAFF BLOG THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND Legislative odds and ends
For both time and space reasons, it's difficult to cover everything that happens each day. Here are a few recent odds and ends. Proposed legislation related to schools and weather closings: "If a...
Posted on 6/25/10 at 7:34 AM
East Grand Forks cancels school, Grand Forks two hours late 
UPDATED 10:24 A.M.East Grand Forks public schools have canceled classes today. Grand Forks Public Schools and buses both ran two hours late this morning.
By Herald Staff Report , November 30, 2010
High winds disrupting school in parts of Minnesota
Several Minnesota schools are closed because of power outages, including Forest Elementary School in Crystal, Maplewood Middle School and John Clark Elementary School in Rockville.
By Associated Press , October 27, 2010
Justin Berry, Grand Forks, letter: Study demographics before closing schools
After today's election, the school board should recommend a thorough demographic study of the district before the board makes any decisions on school closure and/or boundary realignment.
By Justin Berry , June 07, 2010
Bam! Bam! Bam! Third blizzard this month smacks East
UPDATED 3:44 P.M.The highest wind reported was 91 mph in Portsmouth, N.H. — well above hurricane force of 74 mph. Gusts hit 60 mph or more from New York’s Long Island to Massachusetts. More than 1,000,000 homes and businesses were without power.
By Kathy McCormack and Geoff Mulvihill , February 26, 2010
Wall crack prompts closure of TRF's Lincoln High
Staff to return Tuesday; students coming back Wednesday Lincoln High School in Thief River Falls will again be closed to students today because of concerns over a significant crack in a wall that separates a hallway and a classroom, Superintendent Laine Larson said Monday.
November 30, 2009
Suspicious packages close Princeton, Minn. school, then determined not dangerous, mayor says
The mayor of an eastern Minnesota town that closed its schools after three suspicious packages were found says the packages have been contained.
By Associated Press , September 30, 2009
Last days for Nash’s only school
Nash (N.D.) Public Schools has only nine students left and, next year, they'll be transferring to the neighboring district in Grafton, ending a 50-year history.
By Kevin Bonham , May 20, 2009
Possible swine flu cases close more Minnesota schools
Polk County 'probable' swine flu case ruled outEleven schools in Orono, Minn., will be closed today and one school in Minneapolis will also be shuttered due to probable cases of swine flu, state health officials said Sunday. Rocori Middle School in Cold Spring — which has been connected to the state's lone confirmed case of swine flu — would also remain closed today.
By Amy Forliti , May 04, 2009
Children have major role in flu's spread
As of midday Wednesday, about 100 of the nation's 132,000 schools had closed and Texas authorities had suspended high school sports. But the number of closures was growing: On Wednesday night the Fort Worth Independent School District in Texas announced it was closing its 140 schools, with about 80,000 students.
By Libby Quaid and Cristian Salazar , April 30, 2009
Obama: Schools with infections may have to close
UPDATED 8:33 A.M.President Barack Obama says school authorities with confirmed cases of swine flu should consider closing. The president said this morning that Americans "should know" the government is doing all that it can to contain the emerging health menace.
By Pete Yost , April 29, 2009
Hillsboro, Central Valley schools close early today
Schools in Hillsboro, N.D., and at Central Valley, near Buxton, N.D., closed this morning as a snow storm hit the region, enough so that Interstate 29 was closed from Grand Forks to South Dakota shortly after 9 a.m.
March 31, 2009
Fargo, Moorhead schools closed next week, other districts to likely follow suit
Moorhead Public Schools will close schools all next week.
Fargo Public Schools expects to cancel school all next week, too, and other area school districts speculate they'll follow suit.
By Kelly Smith , March 27, 2009
Ferocious winter storm paralyzes large swath of East Coast
A ferocious storm packing freezing rain, heavy snow and furious wind gusts paralyzed most of the East Coast on Monday, sending dozens of cars careening into ditches, grounding hundreds of flights and closing school for millions of kids.
By Sara Kugler , March 03, 2009
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