UPDATE, 9/9/2024, 6 p.m.: Due to changes in the forecast, Lafayette Parish School System announced that all of its schools and offices will be closed Tuesday.

Schools will remain closed on Wednesday and Thursday.

ORIGINAL: LAFAYETTE, La. ( KLFY ) — Lafayette schools will be released early Tuesday, and schools will be closed Wednesday and Thursday, in anticipation of the arrival of severe weather.

Superintendent Francis Touchet, Jr., made the decision to close schools early Tuesday so LPSS faculty, staff, and families would have time to prepare before Lafayette Parish begins to feel the severe effects of Tropical Storm Francine, according to a letter from the parish.

All afternoon activities, such as after-school care, tutoring, sporting events, including practices and extracurricular activities, are canceled Tuesday and Wednesday. LPSS staff will evaluate the campuses on Thursday to determine whether after school activities can resume.

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The early dismissal schedule for Tuesday is as follows:

10:30 a.m. Dismissal

• High Schools, including:
• David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy
• Lerosen Preparatory School

NOTE: All high school extracurricular and athletic activities must be complete and campuses clear by 12:30 p.m.

11:15 a.m. Dismissal

All Elementary Schools, excluding

• J. Wallace James Elementary School
• Truman Early Childhood Education Center

This does include:

• Milton Elementary /Middle School
• Early College Academy (ECA) – no busses running Tuesday

Noon Dismissal

All Middle Schools, and the following Elementary Schools:

• J. Wallace James Elementary School
• Truman Early Childhood Education Center

Other Important Dismissal Announcements

Edward J. Sam Accelerated School – the second session is canceled Tuesday.

W. D. & Mary Baker Smith Career Center – students attending the second half of the day will stay
at their base school.

Transportation

Buses will be sent to the schools at the dismissal times listed above to return students home.
Parents should pick up students who are car riders.

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