Do to the fact that hurricane Irma visited us in Florida last night and this morning. The county has decided the schools will be closed until monday 9/18.
Some areas have no power and no water or are in water restrictions. Some of our schools are in flood areas. There is repairs to be made at the schools. This is a life learning experience for the children. Most of them have now been thru a evacuation,seen the damage can be done by the weather.
But the best learning experience is what schools can do for the community. Several of the schools were used as emergency shelters. The school board did not want to force the people in the shelters to be forced out into unsafe living situations.
People are complaining the schools are closed,but the students safety and serving the community is more important than people needing to find a baby sitter. This was a natural disaster and I am proud how our schools pulled together with the community.