DELAND, Fla. -- The Volusia County School District is closely monitoring Hurricane Dorian and has already decided all schools will be closed Tuesday in anticipation of the monster storm expected to make landfall in the Sunshine State sometime late Sunday or early Monday much further south of here.
"We will continue to monitor this hurricane and provide updates daily," Kelly Schulz, director of community information services for the school district, told Headline Surfer in an email alert, along with providing a list of key updates.
"We will continue to monitor this hurricane and provide updates daily," Kelly Schulz, director of community information services for the school district, told Headline Surfer in an email alert, along with providing a list of key updates.
- Friday will be a normal school day, including scheduled athletic competitions and extended day programs. However, all other school activities that take place on the district's campuses must be completed by 6 pm Friday so shelter preparations can be made.
- All activities are cancelled for Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
- Again, all Volusia County schools will be closed Tuesday.
- Volusia County Schools plans on opening shelters on Saturday morning starting at 10 a.m. The district's pet friendly, special needs and general shelter locations will be on the district website and social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram.
- Volusia County has information here: https://www.volusia.org/
- The Florida Department of Education has up-to-date statewide information here: http://www.fldoe.org/hurricaneinfo/index.stml.