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April 24, 2007
St. Thomas - St. John Schools closed due to weather; Government will operate as usual At 6:35 a.m., St. Thomas St. John Superintendent of Schools Lisa Hassel-Forde announced the closing of public schools in the St. Thomas - St. John district. "After an assessment of school campuses which began in the pre-dawn hours of today, it was determined that as a result of flooding on various campuses, it is prudent to cancel classes for the day today," Hassel-Forde said. Forde consulted with both Acting Education Commissioner Dr. Lauren Larsen and Governor John deJongh to update them about conditions particularly at the Ulla Muller Elementary School and Addelita Cancryn Junior High School where significant flooding was noted on portions of the campus. Larsen said at 7 a.m. that after an assessment of schools on St. Croix it was deemed appropriate that public schools in the district remain open and operate under their usual schedule. "In consultation with the St. Croix Superintendent Jewel-Ross Brathwaite, Larsen said there has not been any reports of major problems at the schools and therefore the decision was made to keep St. Croix public schools open," Larsen said Tuesday. Additionally, Gov. John de Jongh, Jr. said Tuesday morning that the Virgin Islands Government will operate as usual. DeJongh noted that while there has been significant rainfall overnight and there is some localized flooding in portions of the area, the conditions do not warrant the shutting down of the operations of the V.I. Government at this time. "More wet weather is in the forecast today, and if necessary, we will re-assess the situation as the day goes on and adjust the working hours of the government as we deem necessary." |
