OCPS schools closed Wednesday, Thursday

All after-school activities except after-school childcare will be canceled beginning Tuesday, Oct. 8.

By Amy Quesinberry
| 11:58 a.m. October 7, 2024

West Orange Times & Observer
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Orange County Public Schools is closing schools and facilities Wednesday, Oct. 9, and Thursday, Oct. 10, because of Hurricane Milton’s predicted path, but officials are continuing to monitor and track the storm.

Based on the latest forecast, all after-school activities will be canceled beginning Tuesday, Oct. 8, with the exception of after-school childcare.

Some schools will be used as shelters.

Any decision on schools for Friday, Oct. 11, will be determined by the impact on Orange County. OCPS will communicate all additional updates with families and employees through Connect Orange phone calls/emails/text messages, posts to OCPS social media pages and on ocps.net.

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Amy Quesinberry

Community Editor Amy Quesinberry was born at the old West Orange Memorial Hospital and raised in Winter Garden. Aside from earning her journalism degree from the University of Georgia, she hasn’t strayed too far from her hometown and her three-mile bubble. She grew up reading The Winter Garden Times and knew in the eighth grade she wanted to write for her community newspaper. She has been part of the writing and editing team since 1990.