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Arlington ISD gives students free school supplies, haircuts, health screenings
ARLINGTON (CBSNewsTexas.com) – It’s almost back to school time for families across the metroplex and several school districts are helping families out as the cost of school supplies can be a burden.
On Saturday, Arlington ISD held its Back to School Kickoff at AT&T Stadium.
It was a one-stop-shop for families as they could get free backpacks filled with school supplies to health screenings such as students eyes and teeth checked. Students could even get free haircuts to make sure they look good on the first day of school.
“The community just wraps themselves around these families and make sure they have all the things they need so kids can be confident when they come to school,” said Dr. Steven Wurtz, Interim Superintendent at Arlington ISD.
This is the 9th year of this event from Arlington ISD where over 10-thousand backpack in an array of colors filled with supplies were given out-along with over a hundred vendors outside also giving out items and important information for families.
This comes as inflation impacts families as prices soar on back to school essentials.
“Things have gotten very very expensive,” said parent Shantell Little.
This back to school event had an army of volunteers over 800 people chipped in to help these families out.
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Frigid temperatures, possible snow prompt First Alert Weather days for North Texas
NORTH TEXAS – The first of three First Alert Weather days is in effect due to dangerously cold wind chills and a low chance of flurries or light snow in North Texas.
A cold front moved in overnight, dropping temperatures into the 20s and wind chills into the single digits.
A cold weather advisory is in effect until 9 a.m.
While there will be some sunshine, the combination of breezy, northerly winds and colder air will create a blustery day. The warmest it will feel is in the mid- to upper-20s by the afternoon.
Clouds are expected to roll in on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with temperatures similar to those on Sunday — a frigid morning with afternoon wind chills in the 20s.
Many MLK Day parades have been postponed due to the expected single-digit and low teen wind chills in the morning.
Monday night, North Texas is expecting snow.
With the cold ground and temperatures, there could be minor travel impacts.
Snowfall amounts are expected to remain under a half inch, with most of it being flurries.
Heavier snowfall amounts are expected well south of North Texas, along the coast and into southern Louisiana. New Orleans hasn’t seen significant snow in 17 years, and the biggest snowfall in Houston in the last 100 years was 4.4 inches in 1960.
The cold air is expected to hang around North Texas until Wednesday afternoon.
Overnight lows are not expected to rise above freezing until Saturday.
Please remember to cover plants and pipes, bring in pets and check on neighbors.
Texas
Arctic blast to cause three First Alert Weather Days in North Texas
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