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Jackson Public Schools has announced that its elementary schools will close at 11 a.m. today, middle schools at 11:30 a.m., and high schools at noon. JPS is serving lunch to students before they are dismissed. It has also cancelled all afterschool care programs, as well as all activities for tonight, including athletic activities.

The Hinds County School District will close schools at 1:00 p.m. today because of the inclement weather. The district's automated calling system has already begun notifying all parents and guardians of this update. As previously announced, all activities for Thursday night, December 11, have been canceled because of the inclement weather. A decision regarding tomorrow's schedule will be made no later than 5:30 a.m. on Friday morning.

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142247

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Friday update: Jackson Public Schools’ transportation and safety officials will be assessing the conditions of the streets throughout the evening and early morning and will announce around 5 a.m. on Friday, December 12, whether JPS schools will be open on Friday.

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DonnaLadd

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2008-12-11T18:21:23-06:00

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142280

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ladd does it make any sense to force the children to go to school during the worst part of the storm and then let them out when the threat of storms are over? Several people had wrecks taking their children to school will the school board be held responsible? Parents that were at work did not have prior kowledge that the schools would be let out early that day, forcing the parents to leave work to come get their children or their children had to wait for them to get home when the buses dropped them at their houses. If something would have happen to these children who would be help responsible? Think before you do especially when it affects our children!!!!

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Hot Sauce

Date

2008-12-14T12:47:15-06:00