New Orleans-area schools announce early dismissal times due to potential severe weather
The WDSU weather team is tracking severe weather across southeast Louisiana Monday. Click here for the latest forecast. Click here for the WDSU Interactive radar. The following schools have announced early closures: Lafourche Parish: Due to the potential threat of severe weather and heavy rainfall, all schools and offices of the Lafourche Parish School Board will be released early tomorrow, Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. The following dismissal schedule will be implemented:1. High schools will release at 11:15 a.m.2. Middle schools will release at 11:45 a.m., including Bayou Boeuf Elementary and Galliano Elementary.3. Elementary schools will release at 12:30 p.m.4. All offices of the LPSB will close at 1 p.m.All after-school activities have been canceled for tomorrow.All schools and offices will resume a normal schedule on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024.Terrebonne Parish: Posted: January 7, 2024 Early Dismissal – Monday, January 8, 2024 Due to Inclement Weather Threat The safety of all employees and students is important to us. Inclement weather tomorrow may cause unsafe road conditions for our buses and employees. Therefore, on Monday, January 8, 2024 all TPSD Schools will dismiss early. All after school activities are canceled. In addition, all office buildings will close at 12pm. Classes will resume at normal start times on Tuesday, January 9, 2024.St. Tammany Parish: Due to expected severe weather, all STPPS schools will dismiss three hours early Monday, January 8, and all afterschool activities are canceled. Buses will pick up students at that dismissal time. We have made this decision in close coordination with the National Weather Service and the St. Tammany Office of Emergency Preparedness. If needed, further updates will be sent out through robocalls/texts, the district website at www.stpsb.org, and STPPS social media. Jefferson Parish: The safety of students and employees is our top priority. Jefferson Parish Schools has been working with parish officials to monitor the weather forecast to impact our area tomorrow, Jan. 8. The National Weather Service is forecasting possible severe storms in the area on Monday afternoon.Because of this, we are implementing a half-day schedule tomorrow, Jan. 8. The half-day schedule is available on our website and also listed below. Please note the first time is the school’s start time, and the the second time is the school’s end time for a half-day schedule: 7:20 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.7:30 a.m. – 10:55 a.m.7:45 a.m.- 11:10 a.m.8:00 a.m.- 11:25 a.m.8:15 a.m.- 11:55 a.m.All after-school activities and events, including after-care, will also be canceled tomorrow. Should additional weather updates be necessary, JP Schools will share those directly with families through direct text messages, employees through JP Schools email, and with the community through jpschools.org and the district’s official social media channels.Jefferson RISE Charter School will be closed on Monday, January 8 due to the anticipated inclement weather conditions.Concordia Lutheran School is closed today, Monday January 8Plaquemines Parish: Belle Chasse Academy will dismiss at 11:30 a.m. St. Bernard Parish: Due to the potential for severe weather conditions on Monday afternoon and evening, we will be dismissing our students early tomorrow, January 8th. Chalmette High School, Rowley Alternative, and Smith Elementary will begin dismissal at noon, followed by our middle schools and our remaining elementary schools. There will be no after school activities tomorrow. We’ve been in consultation with the National Weather Service and our local office of emergency preparedness and will keep you informed with any changes or updates. As always, keeping our students and school families safe is our top priority. We thank you for your support and patience. Please stay informed and weather aware. Orleans Parish: Ursuline Academy: Nursery-7th grade students will dismiss at 11:45 a.m.High School students will dismiss at 12:15 p.m.Bishop McManus Academy will dismiss at 12:30 p.m. Hancock County: Hancock County school officials will be monitoring the weather and will provide an update after a 9 a.m. call. Washington Parish: WPSS students will follow the early dismissal schedule Monday, January 8th due to the potential for severe weather. Staff will be dismissed based on the weather once students are dismissed.Tangipahoa Parish:No information at this time.St. John Parish: The safety of our employees and students is paramount to us. Tomorrow morning inclement weather may cause unsafe road conditions for our buses and employees. Therefore, on Monday, January 8, 2024 all St. John Schools will operate under an early release schedule, and all after school activities are canceled. Please see the 3-hour early release schedule below. In addition, all office buildings will close at 12pm. Classes will resume at normal start times on Tuesday, January 9, 2024. St. James Parish: The safety of all employees and students is important to us. Inclement weather may cause unsafe road conditions for our buses and employees.Therefore, on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, all SJP Schools will operate under an early release schedule, and all after-school activities are canceled. High school students will be released at 10:45 a.m., and all elementary schools will be released at 11:30 a.m.In addition, all office buildings will close at 12 p.m. Classes will resume at normal start times on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024.St. Charles Parish: After consulting with the St. Charles Parish Emergency Operations Center and out of an abundance of caution in regards to possible weather conditions, all St. Charles Parish Public School System sites (including the School Board Office) will release early on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024.The tiered dismissal is as follows: 11:00 – Tier 1 (DHS and HHS) 11:40 – Tier 2 (Cammon, Hurst, JB Martin, RK Smith, Lakewood, Schoeffner) 12:30 – Tier 3 (Allemands, Luling, Mimosa Park, New Sarpy, Norco, St. Rose, RJ Vial, Head Start, School Board Office)Please note that all after-school activities, including child care, are canceled for Jan. 8, 2024.Catholic Schools: All Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans will make schedule adjustments tomorrow, Monday, January 8, due to the forecasted inclement weather. Parents should look for communications from their child(ren)’s school for specific information regarding dismissal and/or virtual learning plans. Colleges:Due to forecasted inclement weather, the Southern University campuses on the Baton Rouge landmass will shift to remote operations beginning at 1 p.m. on Monday, January 8. This includes Southern University and A&M College, Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center, and Southern University Law Center. Normal operations are slated to resume on Tuesday, January 9.Make sure you keep up with the WDSU Weather Team for the latest forecast here. Download the WDSU news app to see our interactive radar to keep ahead of the storms. Follow Margaret Orr, Damon Singleton, Devon Lucie, and Art Jarrett on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
The WDSU weather team is tracking severe weather across southeast Louisiana Monday.
Click here for the latest forecast.
Click here for the WDSU Interactive radar.
The following schools have announced early closures:
Lafourche Parish:
Due to the potential threat of severe weather and heavy rainfall, all schools and offices of the Lafourche Parish School Board will be released early tomorrow, Monday, Jan. 8, 2024.
The following dismissal schedule will be implemented:
1. High schools will release at 11:15 a.m.
2. Middle schools will release at 11:45 a.m., including Bayou Boeuf Elementary and Galliano Elementary.
3. Elementary schools will release at 12:30 p.m.
4. All offices of the LPSB will close at 1 p.m.
All after-school activities have been canceled for tomorrow.
All schools and offices will resume a normal schedule on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024.
Terrebonne Parish:
Posted: January 7, 2024
Early Dismissal – Monday, January 8, 2024 Due to Inclement Weather Threat
The safety of all employees and students is important to us. Inclement weather tomorrow may cause unsafe road conditions for our buses and employees. Therefore, on Monday, January 8, 2024 all TPSD Schools will dismiss early. All after school activities are canceled. In addition, all office buildings will close at 12pm. Classes will resume at normal start times on Tuesday, January 9, 2024.
St. Tammany Parish:
Due to expected severe weather, all STPPS schools will dismiss three hours early Monday, January 8, and all afterschool activities are canceled. Buses will pick up students at that dismissal time. We have made this decision in close coordination with the National Weather Service and the St. Tammany Office of Emergency Preparedness. If needed, further updates will be sent out through robocalls/texts, the district website at =AT1gfKSIgmJadF0X8mNkXWKSSzB6pdCFcUABKCl4D-9FEUzp_EWbOJKs09qbz79f25JyX65sWhnsv_mNTEMhSIxD1GYoltNPt32Fu5we6g233IbTWsqKJ-E8PRpi2YqCJ76Yt3p9AxeNPgUtrbC7jqq5_zqIWeMYljdVM3gpnSZXYIifvg” rel=”nofollow” role=”link” tabindex=”0″ target=”_blank”>www.stpsb.org, and STPPS social media.
Jefferson Parish:
The safety of students and employees is our top priority. Jefferson Parish Schools has been working with parish officials to monitor the weather forecast to impact our area tomorrow, Jan. 8. The National Weather Service is forecasting possible severe storms in the area on Monday afternoon.
Because of this, we are implementing a half-day schedule tomorrow, Jan. 8. The half-day schedule is available on our website and also listed below. Please note the first time is the school’s start time, and the the second time is the school’s end time for a half-day schedule:
7:20 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
7:30 a.m. – 10:55 a.m.
7:45 a.m.- 11:10 a.m.
8:00 a.m.- 11:25 a.m.
8:15 a.m.- 11:55 a.m.
All after-school activities and events, including after-care, will also be canceled tomorrow.
Should additional weather updates be necessary, JP Schools will share those directly with families through direct text messages, employees through JP Schools email, and with the community through jpschools.org and the district’s official social media channels.
Jefferson RISE Charter School will be closed on Monday, January 8 due to the anticipated inclement weather conditions.
Concordia Lutheran School is closed today, Monday January 8
Plaquemines Parish:
Belle Chasse Academy will dismiss at 11:30 a.m.
St. Bernard Parish:
Due to the potential for severe weather conditions on Monday afternoon and evening, we will be dismissing our students early tomorrow, January 8th. Chalmette High School, Rowley Alternative, and Smith Elementary will begin dismissal at noon, followed by our middle schools and our remaining elementary schools. There will be no after school activities tomorrow. We’ve been in consultation with the National Weather Service and our local office of emergency preparedness and will keep you informed with any changes or updates. As always, keeping our students and school families safe is our top priority. We thank you for your support and patience. Please stay informed and weather aware.
Orleans Parish:
Ursuline Academy:
Nursery-7th grade students will dismiss at 11:45 a.m.
High School students will dismiss at 12:15 p.m.
Bishop McManus Academy will dismiss at 12:30 p.m.
Hancock County:
Hancock County school officials will be monitoring the weather and will provide an update after a 9 a.m. call.
Washington Parish:
WPSS students will follow the early dismissal schedule Monday, January 8th due to the potential for severe weather. Staff will be dismissed based on the weather once students are dismissed.
Tangipahoa Parish:
No information at this time.
St. John Parish:
The safety of our employees and students is paramount to us. Tomorrow morning inclement weather may cause unsafe road conditions for our buses and employees. Therefore, on Monday, January 8, 2024 all St. John Schools will operate under an early release schedule, and all after school activities are canceled. Please see the 3-hour early release schedule below. In addition, all office buildings will close at 12pm. Classes will resume at normal start times on Tuesday, January 9, 2024.
St. James Parish:
The safety of all employees and students is important to us. Inclement weather may cause unsafe road conditions for our buses and employees.
Therefore, on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, all SJP Schools will operate under an early release schedule, and all after-school activities are canceled. High school students will be released at 10:45 a.m., and all elementary schools will be released at 11:30 a.m.
In addition, all office buildings will close at 12 p.m. Classes will resume at normal start times on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024.
St. Charles Parish:
After consulting with the St. Charles Parish Emergency Operations Center and out of an abundance of caution in regards to possible weather conditions, all St. Charles Parish Public School System sites (including the School Board Office) will release early on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024.
The tiered dismissal is as follows:
- 11:00 – Tier 1 (DHS and HHS)
- 11:40 – Tier 2 (Cammon, Hurst, JB Martin, RK Smith, Lakewood, Schoeffner)
- 12:30 – Tier 3 (Allemands, Luling, Mimosa Park, New Sarpy, Norco, St. Rose, RJ Vial, Head Start, School Board Office)
Please note that all after-school activities, including child care, are canceled for Jan. 8, 2024.
Catholic Schools:
All Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans will make schedule adjustments tomorrow, Monday, January 8, due to the forecasted inclement weather. Parents should look for communications from their child(ren)’s school for specific information regarding dismissal and/or virtual learning plans.
Colleges:
Due to forecasted inclement weather, the Southern University campuses on the Baton Rouge landmass will shift to remote operations beginning at 1 p.m. on Monday, January 8. This includes Southern University and A&M College, Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center, and Southern University Law Center. Normal operations are slated to resume on Tuesday, January 9.
Make sure you keep up with the WDSU Weather Team for the latest forecast here. Download the WDSU news app to see our interactive radar to keep ahead of the storms.
Follow Margaret Orr, Damon Singleton, Devon Lucie, and Art Jarrett on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.