UPDATE: School Closure For Central Peninsula KPBSD Schools On Tuesday

Author: KSRM News Desk |

UPDATE: 10/29/24 7:02 am SCHOOL CLOSURE for Central Peninsula Tuesday, October 29, 2024, due to heavy snowfall and changing weather.

SCHOOL CLOSURE for THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS on Tuesday, October 29, 2024.
  • Aurora Borealis Charter School
  • Connections
  • Kaleidoscope Charter School
  • K-Beach Elementary School
  • Kenai Alternative School
  • Kenai Central High School
  • Kenai Middle School
  • Marathon School
  • Mountain View Elementary School
  • Nikiski Middle/Senior High School
  • Nikiski North Star Elementary School
  • Ninilchik School
  • Redoubt Elementary School
  • River City Academy
  • Skyview Middle School
  • Soldotna Elementary School
  • Soldotna High School
  • Soldotna Montessori Charter School
  • Sterling Elementary School
  • Tustumena Elementary School
Kenai Peninsula College
Due to inclement weather, the Kenai River Campus (Soldotna) is CLOSED. The Kachemak Bay Campus (Homer) operating on a TWO HOUR DELAY.
Online classes will meet unless told otherwise by an instructor.
All evening events at KRC (Soldotna) are cancelled. This includes the KPC Showcase.

 

Orginal Post:

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District reports that Central and Southern Peninsula schools will be on a two-hour delayed start on Tuesday, October 29th, 2024, due to heavy snowfall and changing weather.

 

“All staff and students should arrive at school two hours later than the normal scheduled time. Bus route pick-up times will run two hours later than normal. For more information, please see the KPBSD website, Facebook page, and your e-mail,” said KPBSD Assistant Superintendent Keri Dendurent.

 

According to a press release from the KPBSD, the schools impacted include;
  • Aurora Borealis Charter School
  • Chapman School
  • Connections
  • Fireweed Academy
  • Homer Flex School
  • Homer High School
  • Homer Middle School
  • Kachemak Selo School
  • Kaleidoscope Charter School
  • K-Beach Elementary School
  • Kenai Alternative School
  • Kenai Central High School
  • Kenai Middle School
  • Marathon School
  • McNeil Elementary School
  • Mountain View Elementary School
  • Nikiski Middle/Senior High School
  • Nikiski North Star Elementary School
  • Nikolaevsk School
  • Ninilchik School
  • Paul Banks Elementary School
  • Razdolna School
  • Redoubt Elementary School
  • River City Academy
  • Skyview Middle School
  • Soldotna Elementary School
  • Soldotna High School
  • Soldotna Montessori Charter School
  • Sterling Elementary School
  • Tustumena Elementary School
  • Voznesenka School
  • West Homer Elementary School

 

The school day will end at the normal time. During the two-hour delayed start, all Pre-K sessions—both morning and afternoon—will be canceled.

 

Parents and guardians: if you do not think it is safe for your child to travel to school when school is open, based on your neighborhood conditions, please keep your student(s) at home and simply call the school to let them know they will be absent. The absence will be excused.