Milwaukee Public Schools Announces Half-Day for Students Due to Weather Forecast

MILWAUKEE (August 24, 2021) – Milwaukee Public Schools announced that it will close schools early on Wednesday, August 25, 2021, due to the weather forecast.

All schools will start at their regular times with dismissals as follows:

• Schools that begin at 7:20 a.m. and 8:05 a.m. will be dismissed at 11:30 a.m.
• Schools that begin at 9:00 a.m. will be dismissed at 12:30 p.m.

Breakfast and lunch will be served. Busses will be available to pick up students at early dismissal. Families that normally pick up their child from school will need to adhere to the scheduled times above.

All after-school activities, Recreation Child Care Camps, Community Learning Centers (CLCs), Safe Places will be canceled for the afternoon and evening.

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.

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