Here is when OCPS schools will be closed for Hurricane Ian

Class will be in session Tuesday, Sept. 27, but are canceled for Wednesday, Sept. 28, and Thursday, Sept. 29.

By Michael Eng
| 5:15 p.m. September 26, 2022

West Orange Times & Observer
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Although Orange County Public Schools has canceled after-school activities for Tuesday, Sept. 27, school will be in session.

Classes will be canceled for Wednesday, Sept. 28, and Thursday, Sept. 29, because of Hurricane Ian.

"Due to the forecasted potential impact on Orange County, beginning Tuesday, tomorrow, all after school extracurricular activities are canceled except for extended day, which will be open until 6 p.m.," OCPS officials said in a prepared statement. "Beginning on Wednesday, Sept. 28, all schools and facilities will be closed and extracurricular activities canceled through Thursday, Sept. 29."

County emergency management personnel will be hosting special needs and general population shelters in select schools. To see the list of shelters please visit ocfl.net.

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Michael Eng

As a child, Editor and Publisher Michael Eng collected front pages of the Kansas City Star during Operation Desert Storm, so it was a foregone conclusion that he would pursue a career in journalism. He holds a journalism degree from the University of Missouri — Columbia School of Journalism. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his wife and three children, or playing drums around town. He’s also a sucker for dad jokes.