6News Lawrence: Lawrence public, private schools cancel Thursday classes

Lawrence public, private schools cancel Thursday classes

District announced plans at 6:15 a.m.

J-W Staff Reports

Originally published 03:03 a.m., November 30, 2006
Updated 03:29 p.m., November 30, 2006

School closings

Lawrence public and private schools have canceled classes.
Lawrence's Veritas Christian School earlier announced it also has canceled classes.
Private schools have also canceled classes: Sunshine Acres Montessori School, Montessori Children's House, Montessori Discovery Place, Raintree Montessori, St. John Catholic School, Corpus Christi Catholic School and Bishop Seabury.

NE Kansas district closings

USD 434 Santa Fe Trail
USD 341 Oskaloosa
USD 342 McLouth
USD 343 Perry-Lecompton
USD 348 Baldwin City
USD 464 Tonganoxie
USD 458 Basehor-Linwood
USD 491 Eudora
Other districts: Wellsville, Ottawa, West Franklin, Central Heights, Garnett, Osawatomie, Paola, Louisburg

Other Cancelations

Neighborhood meeting on sanitary sewer project
Lawrence Memorial Hospital Prenatal class
Pinnacle Career Institute classes in Lawrence
Independence Inc. offices in Lawrence
Lawrence Arts Center: All classes closed; center closes at 4 p.m.
St. John's Catholic Church: Thursday atrium
Trinity Lutheran Church: Stephen Ministry class
Dazzlers Christian Dance – no classes tonight
Neighborhood meeting about Yankee Tank Creek Gravity Sanitary Sewer Line Replacement Project has been postponed

Rescheduling

Spencer Museum of Art: Public opening and student night for Made in China moved to Thursday, Dec. 7, 6-8 p.m.

Continued winter weather caused Lawrence public schools to announce the cancellation of Thursday classes. The announcement came at 6:15 a.m. (See related story: Weseman takes blame for late school cancellation.)

Nearly a foot of snow was expected to start falling by Thursday afternoon.

“About 2 o’clock this afternoon we start off with some flurries,” said Jennifer Schack, 6News Chief Meteorologist. “And for your evening commute, several inches possible on the ground as the snow will pick up in intensity and last through the evening.”

The closure of Lawrence public schools means that other private schools — Sunshine Acres Montessori School, Montessori Children's House, Raintree Montessori, St. John Catholic School, Corpus Christi Catholic School and Bishop Seabury — automatically close.

Other closed preschools and daycares in Lawrence included First Presbyterian Church Preschool, Head Start, Lawrence Arts Center Preschool, Montessori Discovery Place Preschool and Princeton Children's Center.

Know of a cancelation? Send us the information at editor@ljworld.com

More about the cancellations

Weseman takes blame for late school cancellation

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