ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — As Tropical Storm Elsa makes landfall in Cuba, there are some Tampa Bay counties under a state of emergency as parts of the region may feel potential impacts of the storm.
As a result, some school districts have announced closures:
Citrus County School District: No announcement has been made yet.
Hardee County Schools announced it will be closed on Tuesday, July 6th due to Tropical Storm Elsa.
Hernando County School District: District and school sites will close Tuesday at 4 p.m. All after-school activities are canceled and after-care programs will also close early. All sites, including VPK, summer camps, prep institutes and summer food services, will remain closed Wednesday, July 7.
Highlands County School District: No announcement has been made yet.
Hillsborough County Public Schools: All summer school sites, athletic programs and after-school programs will close at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 6. They will remain closed Wednesday, July 7 before reopening the following day.
Manatee County School District: No announcement has been made yet.
Pasco County School District: All Pasco County schools and offices will close at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, July 6. They will remain closed for Wednesday, July 7. Any school-based activities or events that were scheduled for Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday are also canceled.
Pinellas County Schools will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday. All summer programming, including after-school programs and school-related activities, are canceled for those days.
Polk County School District: No announcement has been made yet.
Sarasota County School Board: No announcement has been made yet.
The University of South Florida will go remote on Tuesday in anticipation of Tropical Storm Elsa. The university says it encourages instructors to be flexible in cases where power outages may occur and prevent students from being online. In-person classes are expected to resume on Wednesday.
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