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Northeast Ohio schools cancel classes ahead of winter storm: See the list
CLEVELAND, Ohio — A winter storm expected to dump as much as 11 inches of snow beginning late Thursday night has led to a long list of Northeast Ohio school districts canceling classes for Friday, Jan. 19, 2024.
Forecasts from the National Weather Service show that heavy snow is expected to begin very early Friday morning and continue throughout the day. A winter storm warning has been issued for Cuyahoga, Ashtabula, Erie, Geauga, Huron, Lake, Lorain, Medina and Summit counties. Portage, Stark and Trumbull counties are under a winter weather advisory.
The Weather Service warns that travel could be very difficult for commuters Friday morning and during the evening commute.
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Akron Public Schools have canceled classes for Friday, along with several other large districts in Northeast Ohio.
See below the list of area school closings from WKYC Channel 3. Schools listed have canceled classes unless otherwise indicated. A more expansive list, including daycares, preschools and church events, can be seen at WKYC.
Absorbent Minds Montessori (Cuyahoga Falls)
Academy of St. Bartholomew
Agape Christian Academy
Akron Barber College
Akron Montessori School
Akron Public Schools
Akros Middle School
Albert Einstein Academy (all campuses)
Alpha Care (Lorain)
Amherst Exempted Village Schools
Archbishop Hoban High School
Archbishop Lyke
Ashtabula Area City Schools
Ashtabula County Tech Campus
Assumption Academy (Broadview Heights)
Avon Lake City Schools
Avon Local Schools
Barberton City Schools
Bay Village City Schools
Beachwood City Schools
Beaumont School
Benedictine High School
Berea City Schools
Berkshire Local Schools
Bethel Christian Academy (Parma)
Birchwood School
Black River Local Schools
Brecksville-Broadview Heights Schools
Broadway Academy
Brooklyn City Schools
Brunswick City Schools
Buckeye Local Schools (Ashtabula County)
Buckeye Local Schools (Medina County)
Building Bridges
C.A.S.T.L.E High School (Parma)
Canton Local Schools
Cardinal Local Schools
Central Christian School
Chapel Hill Christian School (North and South)
Chardon Local Schools
Chippewa Local Schools
Christian Community School
Cleveland Arts & Social Sciences Academy
Cleveland Central Catholic High School
Cloverleaf Local Schools
Constellation School Westpark Community Elementary
Constellation Schools Eastside Arts Academy
Constellation Schools Stockyard Community Middle
Constellation Schools Elyria Community Elementary
Constellation Schools Elyria Community Middle
Constellation Schools Madison Community Elementary School
Constellation Schools Old Brooklyn Community Middle School
Constellation Schools Old Brooklyn Community Elementary School
Constellation Schools Parma Community Elementary School
Constellation Schools Parma Community Middle School
Constellation Schools Parma Community High School
Constellation Schools Parma Community Intermediate School
Constellation Schools Puritas Community Elementary School
Constellation Schools Puritas Community Middle School
Constellation Schools Stockyard Community Elementary School
Constellation Schools Westpark Community Middle School
Constellation Schools Westside Community School of Arts
Constellation Schools Pearl Road Elementary
Copley-Fairlawn City Schools
Cornerstone Christian Academy
Corpus Christi Academy
Coventry Local Schools
Cuyahoga Falls City Schools
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy
Edge Academy
Education Alternatives (Painesville)
Education Alternatives (Brook Park)
Education Alternatives (Elyria)
Elyria Catholic High School
Elyria City Schools
Fairlawn Lutheran School
Fairview Park City Schools
First Baptist Christian (Elyria)
Footprints Center for Autism
Garfield Height City Schools
Global Ambassadors Language Academy
Grand Valley Local Schools
GSCELC SCOPE Academy
Hametown Christian Academy
Hamrick School
Heritage Classical Academy (Northfield)
Heritage Classical (Bainbridge Township)
Heritage Classical (Peninsula)
Hershey Montessori (Concord Township, Huntsburg Township)
Highland Local Schools
Holy Cross Lutheran School
Holy Family (Stow)
Holy Name High School
Hondros College of Nursing (Akron, Independence)
Hope Academy North Coast
Hudson City Schools
Immaculate Heart (Cuyahoga Falls)
Incarnate Word Academy Elementary School
Invictus High School
iSTEM Geauga Early College High School
Julie Billiart School (Akron)
Kenston Local Schools
Kent City Schools
Keystone Local Schools
Kingsway Christian School
Lake Catholic High School
Lakeland Community College (all campuses)
Lakewood Catholic Academy
Lakewood City Schools
Lawrence School (Lower and Upper)
LEAP Program (Crestview, Garfield Heights, Kent, Rittman)
Lorain Preparatory School
Lutheran West High School
Madison Local Schools (Lake County)
Magnificat High School
Maple Heights City Schools
Mayfair Christian School
Medina Christian Academy
Medina City Schools
Medina County Career Center
Messiah Lutheran School
Midview Local Schools
Mogadore Local Schools
Monroe Preparatory Academy
Montessori Childrens School
Nativity of the Lord Jesus (Akron)
New Life Christian Academy
Nordonia Hills City Schools
North Olmsted City Schools
North Ridgeville City Schools
North Royalton City Schools
Northside Christian Academy
Norton City Schools
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin Schools
Oberlin City Schools
Old Trail School
Olmsted Falls City Schools
Orchard Park Academy
Our Lady Mount Carmel (Cleveland)
Our Lady of Elms
Padua Franciscan High School
Painesville City Local Schools
Painesville Riverside Local Schools
Parma City Schools
Pathways to Success
Perry Local Schools (Lake County)
Portage Learning Center
Pymatuning Valley Local Schools
Redeemer Christian Elementary
Revere Local Schools
Rittman Exempted Village Schools
Rocky River City Schools
Royal Redeemer Lutheran
Ruffing Montessori (Rocky River)
S.U.P.E.R. Learning Center
Seton Catholic School
South Suburban Montessori
Spring Garden Waldorf School
Springfield Local Schools (Summit County)
St. Adalbert (Cleveland)
St. Albert the Great Elementary
St. Ambrose (Brunswick)
St. Angela Merici
St. Anselm School
St. Anthony of Padua (Akron)
St. Anthony of Padua (Lorain)
St. Anthony of Padua (Parma)
St. Benedict Catholic School
St. Brendan School
St. Charles Borromeo School
St. Christopher Elementary
St. Columbkille Elementary
St. Helen School (Newbury Township)
St. Hilary Elementary (Fairlawn)
St. Ignatius High School
St. Ignatius of Antioch
St. Joan of Arc (Chagrin Falls)
St. John Lutheran (Cleveland)
St. John School (Ashtabula)
St. Joseph Academy
St. Jude Elementary (Elyria)
St. Leo The Great (Cleveland)
St. Mark Catholic School
St. Mary Byzantine Elementary
St. Mary Elementary (Berea)
St. Mary Elementary (Chardon)
St. Mary Elementary (Elyria)
St. Mary Immaculate (Avon)
St. Mary of the Assumption
St. Mary (Akron)
St. Michael (Independence)
St. Patrick Elementary (Kent)
St. Paul Lutheran (Westlake)
St. Peter Elementary (Lorain)
St. Peter (North Ridgeville)
St. Raphael Elementary
St. Rita Elementary
St. Rocco Elementary
St. Sebastian Elementary
St. Stanislaus Elementary
St. Thomas Lutheran Elementary
St. Thomas More Elementary
St. Vincent-St. Mary High School
STEAM Academy (Warrensville)
Step Forward Head Start
STEPS Academy
Stepstone Academy
Stow-Munroe Falls City Schools
Strongsville City Schools
Sts. Joseph and John (Strongsville)
Summit Academy Elementary (Lorain)
Tallmadge City Schools
Tallmadge Kiddie Kollege/FAC Christian School
The Lyceum
Towpath Trail High School
Trinity High School
Twinsburg City Schools
University of Akron (Lakewood)
University of Akron (Wayne College)
University of Akron (main campus)
Valley Christian Academy (Aurora)
Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School
Wadsworth City Schools
Walsh Jesuit High School
Washington Park Community School
West Geauga Local Schools
Westshore Montessori
Willow Farms
Windfall School
Woodridge Local Schools
Wright Preparatory Academy
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – For the second day, Northeast Ohio school districts are receiving bomb threats.
On Friday morning, two schools in the Elyria City School District, the high school and Ely Elementary, received bomb threats.
Both schools are evacuating students, and emergency responders are on the way, according to a social media post.
All other district schools are in a lockout status as a precaution.
The district asks that family members not come to the schools or call school offices at this time so emergency communication lines remain available.
Elyria Police said that the department is working with the district to ensure the safety and security of students and school personnel following the threats.
“We are aware that neighboring school districts experienced similar swatting-related incidents yesterday, and our investigative personnel are working diligently with our law enforcement partners to identify the source of these threats,” police said.
Five Northeast Ohio school districts received bomb threats on Thursday, including:
- Alliance City School District
- Amherst Exempted Village Schools
- Cleveland Metropolitan School District
- Lorain City School District
- Shaker Heights School District
Below are the details from each district and the protocols in place to protect students and staff.
ALLIANCE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Alliance Police Department confirmed there was an ’anonymous’ robo-voice style call that came into the high school saying there were ’20 pipe bombs’ outside of the school” before 12:30 p.m.
Officers rushed to the high school and Rockhill Elementary School campuses “due to an alarm in which we were not getting a response from the school,” according to APD.
APD shared that the schools evacuated the students temporarily as officers conducted a sweep of the area.
“Nothing was found, thankfully,” APD Lt. Christopher McCord stated. “The school staff, and especially the students, did a great job of staying calm and making everyone’s jobs easier, smoother, and safer.”
“We will be looking into the source of the threats to hold those responsible accountable, if possible,” McCord added.
AMHERST EXEMPTED VILLAGE SCHOOLS
The Amherst Exempted Village School confirmed at 10:25 a.m. that Marion L. Steele High School and Walter G. Nord Middle School received a bomb threat.
AEVS said all district facilities were placed on a level 1 lockdown before the two schools were evacuated to a safe location under the supervision of administration and staff, according to district protocol.
The Amherst police and fire departments teamed up with the Lorain County Sheriff’s Office to perform perimeter and building sweeps to determine if the threat was substantiated, said AEVS.
The perimeter sweeps of the two schools were complete by 11:34 a.m., and law enforcement then conducted the interior sweeps of the buildings, AEVS explained.
Amherst Junior High School and Powers Elementary School lifted their lockdowns at that time and resumed normal procedures, according to AEVS.
AEVS also confirmed at that time that all students and staff were accounted for and safe.
The Amherst Police Department completed its sweep of Steele High School and cleared the building of any threat by 11:51 a.m., AEVS updated.
Students were dismissed for the day at that time, according to AEVS.
AEVS instructed student drivers to leave the campus, and students unable to immediately leave were to stay at the school until they could be picked up by a parent, guardian, or approved emergency contact.
The bus routes were running at the scheduled normal dismissal time for students who need a ride home, AEVS added.
APD completed its sweep of Nord School and cleared the building of any threat by 12:32 p.m., AEVS updated.
Nord School students were safely escorted back into the building, according to AEVS, after evacuating to the New Beginning Church as a safe location.
AEVS instructed parents, guardians, and approved emergency contacts who wanted to pick up their student to report to the school’s front entrance, where staff and APD officers would help.
Classes, activities, and normal dismissal procedures resumed as scheduled for students who stayed at the school, AEVS shared, and bus dismissal also proceeded per usual.
“We appreciate the cooperation, patience, and support of our families and community throughout today’s situation,” AEVS stated.
According to AEVS Superintendent Mike Molnar, all evening activities at the school will continue as scheduled, and school will resume on Friday.
Molnar added that AEVS will have an increased police presence at schools on Thursday night and Friday.
CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Cleveland Metropolitan School District confirmed two threats were received on Thursday morning. The threats were against East Tech High School and Buhrer Dual Language Academy.
According to CMSD, Cleveland police and CMSD’s Department of Safety & Security conducted an investigation and found the buildings to be safe.
From the information gathered during the searches, Cleveland police believe both calls were swatting incidents.
Classes at both schools were uninterrupted, and the school day progressed normally.
Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s Communications Officer Jon Benedict added that parents were informed about the incident.
LORAIN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Lorain City School District confirmed the high school has been evacuated due to a bomb threat on Thursday afternoon.
This is the third Northeast Ohio school district to receive a bomb threat on May 7.
The district announced the evacuation of Lorain High School at 12:23 p.m., and dismissed students at 12:40 p.m.
Bus riders were escorted to the buses waiting to take them home, according to LCSD.
LCSD said many elementary and middle school students were at the high school for the dance showcase.
Those elementary and middle school students were brought back to their home schools, said LCSD.
All students and staff are safe and following established protocols, LCSD stated, and these measures are being taken out of an abundance of caution.
The district safety team and law enforcement partners continue to investigate this threat.
“Your students’ and our staff’s safety is our top priority,” LCSD stated.
A 19 News crew is on their way to the scene to learn more.
SHAKER HEIGHTS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Shaker Heights High School received its second threatening phone call this week on Thursday, the district confirmed.
Shaker Heights School District said it immediately teamed up with the Shaker Heights Police Department to investigate the threat and determined its credibility.
SHSD said it was aware of the other Northeast Ohio school districts that received similar threats on Thursday.
“Based on the SHPD’s assessment and established safety protocols, the decision was made to continue normal school operations rather than initiate a shelter-in-place,” SHSD stated.
Additional SHPD officers and a K-9 unit were sent to the school out of an abundance of caution to support the safety and security of the building as the investigation continues, SHSD added.
Orrville City Schools were also placed on a soft lockdown on Thursday.
However, this was not a bomb threat, nor any direct threat to the school.
The soft lockdown was a precautionary measure for an incident that happened not just off school property, but out of the town.
This is a developing story. Return to 19 News for updates.
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