School is cancelled on Friday for all Boston Public Schools students bringing an early end to the school year, the district announced.Thursday is the last day of school for Boston Public Schools. The district encourages families and caregivers needing to retrieve students’ belongings to reach out to their schools.Superintendent Mary Skipper cites safety and operational concerns as the cause of the early closure. Approximately 23,000 students use the district’s bus system, according to Skipper. Expected crowds, road closures, detours and the scheduled half day coinciding with Celtics parade times mean lack of reliable and safe transportation for students, according to Skipper.”The increased traffic could mean students waiting for their bus hours after dismissal, being delayed on hot buses for hours without access to food and water,” Skipper said.The decision was made following consultation with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, the city’s Department of Transportation and the Boston police, according to BPS.School-based employees are not required to work on Friday. All BPS central and administrative offices will be open and employees are expected to report as usual, Skipper said.Families seeking childcare support are encouraged to visit the Boston Centers for Youth and Families, BPS said.
School is cancelled on Friday for all Boston Public Schools students bringing an early end to the school year, the district announced.
Thursday is the last day of school for Boston Public Schools. The district encourages families and caregivers needing to retrieve students’ belongings to reach out to their schools.
Superintendent Mary Skipper cites safety and operational concerns as the cause of the early closure.
Approximately 23,000 students use the district’s bus system, according to Skipper. Expected crowds, road closures, detours and the scheduled half day coinciding with Celtics parade times mean lack of reliable and safe transportation for students, according to Skipper.
“The increased traffic could mean students waiting for their bus hours after dismissal, being delayed on hot buses for hours without access to food and water,” Skipper said.
The decision was made following consultation with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, the city’s Department of Transportation and the Boston police, according to BPS.
School-based employees are not required to work on Friday. All BPS central and administrative offices will be open and employees are expected to report as usual, Skipper said.
Families seeking childcare support are encouraged to visit the Boston Centers for Youth and Families, BPS said.
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