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    BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO CLOSE ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD DUE TO COLD WEATHER EMERGENCY

    BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO CLOSE ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD DUE TO COLD WEATHER EMERGENCY
    Message from Superintendent Mary Skipper to BPS Community:

    “After careful consideration and discussions with our local partners regarding the safety of our young people, Boston Public Schools will be closed on Friday, February 3, 2023. With extreme weather conditions and many of our students commuting to and from school, walking and waiting for public transportation outdoors, we have made the decision to close for the day. Due to the low temperatures and strong wind gusts, there is an increased risk for hypothermia and frostbite. We acknowledge closing schools is a challenge to many of our families and encourage families in need to take advantage of warming centers on Friday and Saturday. We make these decisions with the best interests of our students top of mind and we want to ensure they are safe in these weather conditions.”

     

     

    Warming Centers

    BCYF locations will be activated as warming centers on Friday and Saturday.

    **BCYF Centers are not open for childcare.**

     

    Food Access Locations

    Meals will be available for families at the following 13 sites, open from 8am-1pm Friday, February 3, 2023:

    1. Thomas A. Edison K8 School, 60 Glenmont Rd, Brighton, MA 02135
    2. James F. Condon School, 200 D St, South Boston, MA 02127
    3. Mario Umana Academy, 312 Border St, East Boston, MA 02128
    4. Boston Latin School, 78 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA 02115
    5. Margarita Muniz Academy, 20 Child St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
    6. Orchard Gardens, 906 Albany St, Roxbury, MA 02119
    7. Lila Frederick Pilot Middle School, 270 Columbia Rd, Dorchester, MA 02121
    8. Richard J. Murphy K-8 School, 1 Worrell St, Dorchester, MA 02122
    9. Community Academy of Science and Health, 11 Charles St, Dorchester, MA 02122
    10. Mildred Ave K-8 School, 5 Mildred Ave, Mattapan, MA 02126
    11. Boston Community Leadership Academy, 655 Metropolitan Avenue, Hyde Park, MA 02136
    12. Dr. William H. Ohrenberger School, 175 W Boundary Rd, West Roxbury, MA 02132
    13. Josiah Quincy Elementary School, 885 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111

     

    School Registration Update

    The deadline for round-one school registration will be extended from Friday, February 3rd to Monday, February 6, 2023. Families with in-person Welcome Center appointments scheduled on Friday, February 3rd will be contacted to reschedule for Monday, February 6, 2023. All Friday, February 3rd virtual appointments will continue as previously scheduled.

    Extracurricular Activities

    All extracurricular activities and programs on Friday, February 3, 2023 through Saturday, February 4, 2023 will be canceled.

    School Building Permits

    All school building permits on Friday, February 3, 2023 through Saturday, February 4, 2023 will be canceled.