Jan 15, 2024

Largest school district in Kan. cancels classes for Tuesday

Posted Jan 15, 2024 11:00 PM
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WICHITA —School is cancelled in dozens of school districts on Tuesday, Jan. 16, due to weather-related concerns including the largest school district in Kansas, according to a statement from USD 259 Wichita.

All non-attendance centers will remain open (AMAC, SSC, IST, Dunbar and ISC). All afternoon and evening athletic practices and competitions will continue as scheduled.

  1. All non-attendance center personnel are expected to work as regularly scheduled, except for coaches and specialists on teacher contracts who will not report to work.
  2. All school-based custodians, secretaries, clerks, school-based security and administrative personnel (principals and APs) are expected to report to their buildings as regularly scheduled.All teachers, paras and school-based food staff do NOT report to work.
  3. All teachers, paras and school-based food staff do NOT report to work.
  4. FPC 260-day Nutrition Services employees who work in the SSC are expected to report to work.School-based food staff will not report.
  5. School-based food staff will not report.

USD 259 anticipates having students back in school on Wednesday, January 17, so please plan accordingly. Any additional weather updates will be posted on the district’s Web site – www.usd259.org – and on our social media sites.