Some Schools Closed Due to Smoke or Wildfires
Because of the Helena Fire and smoke from other wildfires schools across northwestern California are grappling with whether to close or open tomorrow.
Below are the schools that we know are closing. We’ll update with more when we receive new information.
According to the Trinity County Office of Education, “Trinity Alps Unified and Douglas City Elementary School District have canceled school for tomorrow, Sept 5…[Other schools] will notify parents by tonight if closures will continue.”
These are the affected campuses:
- Junction City Elementary is closed tomorrow, Sept 5.
- Douglas City Elementary School District is closed tomorrow, Sept 5.
- Burnt Ranch Elementary is closed tomorrow, Sept 5.
- Trinity Alps Unified is closed tomorrow, Sept 5. This includes
- Lewiston Elementary is closed tomorrow, Sept 5th
In addition, “the Klamath Trinity Joint Unified School District is canceling school tomorrow Tuesday, September 5 due to unhealthy air conditions,” according to an employee.
These are the affected campuses:
- Captain John Continuation High School
- Hoopa Valley High School
- Hoopa Valley Elementary School
- Jack Norton Elementary School
- Orleans Elementary School
- Trinity Valley Elementary School
- Two Rivers – Rivers Edge Community Day School
- Weitchpec Yurok Magnet/Elementary School
UPDATE: Schools in Southern Humboldt Unified School District will all be in session on Tuesday.
Earlier Chapters on the Helena Fire:
- Hwy 299 Closed at Helena Due to Fire
- A 17-Year-Old Mendocino Girl Recounts How She and Friends Fled the Helena Fire in Trinity County
- Hwy 299 Still Closed After 6000 Acre Wildfire Burned Homes and Sent Around 2000 Residents Fleeing
- Smoke Levels Near Helena Fire on 299 Are Hazardous
- Helena: Maps and 299 to Remain Closed
- Governor Brown Declares State of Emergency for Trinity County Due to Wildfire
- Helena Fire Disrupts Frontier Communications’ Service
- Helena Fire Pushes Toward Junction City After Destroying Over 140 Structures; Fork Fire Spreads West
- Helena and Fork Fires: Maps and Morning Update
- As Their Home Burns in the Helena Fire, a Mother and Daughter Are Saved by Passing Heros
- 299 to Open Twice This Evening
- Hwy 299 to Open Multiple Times Today
- Helena: Containment Creeps Upwards in Some Areas But Fire Continues to Expand
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Klamath Trinity Joint Unified School District
If schools actually practiced safety instead of just preaching it for money, the schools would be outfitted with the necessary air filters to keep the children safe. Get off your soapbox and get with reality people.
Most people don’t know what Tar in a cigarette is. It’s the particles from all the ingredients burned. Trees, houses, tires, .. all make far more hazardous tar, especially when thick and non escapable for weeks on end. Montana has been under siege by forest fires since June.
Get some hepa filters people.
TAR IS: ” the solid particulate element that can be extracted from smoke produced from tobacco, pinelogs in your fireplace, cooking in your oven, or candles on your dinner table”
Are schools r not about the money it’s about teaching our children to be Educated to become important and to get a good job one day and yes we r about health and being healthy thank u have a great evening…
LOL…
Which makes sense why children should not be going to school in this smoke.
Southern Humboldt Unified Schools are OPEN tomorrow.
Smokeing not allowed in school