Dangerous cold and wind chills are leading some school districts, including Wichita, to cancel classes for Tuesday. A wind chill warning will continue to be in effect through noon Tuesday for wind chills that could be -20 to -30
Wichita Public Schools will be closed Tuesday, but all afternoon and evening athletic practices and competitions will continue as scheduled.
- All non-attendance center personnel are expected to work as regularly scheduled, except for coaches and specialists on teacher contracts who will not report to work.
- All school-based custodians, secretaries, clerks, school-based security and administrative personnel (principals and APs) are expected to report to their buildings as regularly scheduled.
- All teachers, paras and school-based food staff do NOT report to work.
- FPC 260-day Nutrition Services employees who work in the SSC are expected to report to work.
Classes are expected to be back in session in USD 259 on Wednesday.
OTHER CLOSINGS FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 16TH:
USD 205 Bluestem
USD 206 Whitewater-Remington
USD 260 Derby
USD 261 Haysville
USD 262 Valley Center
USD 263 Mulvane
USD 264 Clearwater
USD 265 Goddard
USD 266 Maize
USD 268 Cheney
USD 284 Chase County
USD 310 Fairfield
USD 311 Pretty Prairie
USD 313 Buhler
USD 331 Kingman-Norwich
USD 353 Wellington
USD 357 Belle Plaine
USD 369 Burrton
USD 373 Newton
USD 375 Circle
USD 385 Andover
USD 397 Centre
USD 398 Peabody-Burns
USD 402 Augusta
USD 405 Lyons
USD 408 Marion
USD 411 Goessel
USD 418 McPherson
USD 440 Halstead
USD 448 Inman
USD 460 Hesston
USD 463 Udall
USD 465 Winfield
USD 487 Herington
USD 470 Arkansas City
USD 490 El Dorado
Wichita Catholic Schools are closed Tuesday.
Wichita State University will move to remote operations for Tuesday. Critical campus operations will be open, and employees who support these operations will report to campus. All other employees should work remotely when possible.
WSU Tech will have all campus buildings closed and classes will be conducted virtually. Student will get communication from their instructors on Blackboard or their WSU Tech student email account. Employees should work remotely, and those employees whose work is essential to campus operations should contact their supervisor for more information.
Butler Community College is closed Tuesday at all locations.
Holy Name Catholic School in Winfield will not have classes Tuesday.
The Sedgwick County Zoo will remain closed Tuesday.
Botanica is closed Tuesday.
