School Districts Announce Thursday Closures After Philadelphia Area Sees Tornados, Flooding
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- After flooding and tornados impacted parts of the tri-state area, some of the school districts are canceling school for Thursday.
Upper Merion School District tweeted Wednesday night all their schools would be closed for Sept. 2.
According to a tweet from the Quakertown Community School District, all public schools in Bucks County School District are closed Thursday due to flooding.
Quakertown Community school offices will open at noon Friday.
Morrisville Borough School District joined the list late Wednesday, saying, "In consultation with the Bucks County Emergency Management Services, and the 13 county Superintendents, the Morrisville School District will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, September 2nd."
The district was already scheduled to be off Friday through next Wednesday; they will return Thursday, September 9.
Council Rock School District will close for Thursday after consulting with Bucks County Emergency Management Services.
The day will be made up at the end of the school year.
All Central Bucks School District schools will not hold class on Thursday.
In a message sent out Wednesday night, Wissahickon School District also announced closures, saying in part: "Due to road closures and storm damage, all WSD schools will be closed Thursday, September 2nd. Staff should follow Scenario A school closing procedures."
