From the Orange County Public School District
The Orange County Public School District released the following statement to parents and students:
We have an update on Hurricane Ian as the district closely monitors storm activity. Due to the forecasted potential impact on Orange County, beginning Tuesday tomorrow, all after-school extracurricular activities are canceled except for extended day, which will be open until 6 p.m. Beginning on Wednesday, September 28, all schools and facilities will be closed, and extracurricular activities will be canceled through Thursday, September 29th.
County emergency management personnel will host special needs and general population shelters in select schools. To see the list of shelters, please visit ocfl.net for more information.
We will continue to update you throughout the storm. The district will send messages by phone, email, and text. Updates will also be posted on ocps.net and our district Facebook and Twitter pages regarding school operations.
We will provide information about make-up days at a later time. To see the list of bad weather make-up days, you can click on the school calendar on ocps.net.