Multiple Tri-State schools to dismiss students early or close due to heat wave

Three Tri-State school districts have made the decision to either dismiss some students early or close this week as temperatures are expected to skyrocket.

Lockland Schools announced on Tuesday it will close its Main Campus close for the remainder of the week following student dismissal today. Staff will still report to the main campus throughout the week, but students will not.

The building is undergoing construction and, as a result, does not have air conditioning while the project is going on, the district said.

Finneytown High School and Oak Hills Schools are also releasing students early this week.

Oak Hills Local School District announced Monday morning that it will release some students early. Students at Oak Hills High School, Delhi Middle School and Bridgetown Middle School will be released two hours early Tuesday through Friday, according to a district spokesperson.

But it's not just the high temperatures that make classrooms in those schools potentially unsafe, the district said. Those Oak Hills buildings will release early because all three of them are either not air conditioned at all, or only have partial air conditioning.

Students at Delhi Middle School and Bridgetown Middle School will be released at 12:30 p.m. the rest of the week, while Oak Hills High School will release students at 12:48 p.m. School buses for the middle schools will also run on the adjusted schedule, the district said. All other schools in the district are air conditioned and won't be releasing students early.

Finneytown Local School District also emailed parents Monday saying the secondary campus will release students early Tuesday through Friday due to the heat forecast.

Finneytown students in grades 7-12 will dismiss at 12:50 p.m.

Since Finneytown Elementary has air conditioning, the district said those students will remain in class like normal.

As for after-school activities, Oak Hills said coaches and sponsors are communicating with students and their parents around any scheduling changes. Finneytown said staff will make adjustments to outdoor activities as appropriate to ensure students are safe.

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