Christian County Public Schools will remain closed Tuesday, the seventh consecutive day out of the classroom for students since a winter storm the weekend of Jan. 24 brought snow and ice to the region.
Across Hopkinsville and Christian County, major roads are clear but many side streets, parking lots, sidewalks and county roads were still packed with snow and ice on Sunday. Some of the accumulation began to melt off Monday as the temperate reached 42 degrees.
The public school system will attempt to re-open on Wednesday, a district spokeswoman said in a press release.
“District staff are actively working on potential plans to return to in-person instruction as early as Wednesday, including the use of alternative bus routes where possible,” Johnna Brown said.
Tuesday will be a non-traditional instruction day, or NTI day, but schools will remain flexible in cases where power outages and “other unforeseen circumstances” make it difficult for students to complete school work at home.
Inspire Early Learning Center will be open from 7:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Tuesday (as it was on Monday.)
The district will again provide grab-and-go food bundles for the families of students in pre-kindergarten through 12 grade to pick up 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Christian County Middle School, 215 Glass Ave. Food was also distributed Monday and Friday for students. More than 700 students received breakfast and lunch bundles that were handed out on Friday, the district announced in a social media post.
Heritage Christian Academy and University Heights Academy both announced they will return to the classroom Tuesday — both on an one-hour delay.
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic School students returned to the classroom on Monday.
Hopkinsville Community College will return to in-person instruction on Tuesday.
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