Some area schools dismissing early today due to storms
Parents and kids from Vollintine Elementary School wait at a bus stop after getting let out of inclement weather Sept. 12, 2024. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools and some municipal school districts are dismissing students early on Thursday, Sept. 12, due to storms.
MSCS announced staggered dismissal times on Thursday.
Out of an abundance of caution, District schools will dismiss early today, September 12. Please pay close attention to the dismissal schedule. Students will be served lunch before dismissal. Y-Care & all after school activities, sports, and meetings are canceled today. Stay safe. pic.twitter.com/mQ0XTcLbM5
— Memphis-Shelby Co. Schools (@MSCSK12) September 12, 2024
MSCS schools that begin at 7:15 a.m. will dismiss at 11:30 a.m.
MSCS schools that begin at 8:15 a.m. will dismiss at 12:30 p.m.
MSCS schools that begin at 9:15 a.m. will dismiss at 1:30 p.m.
After-school activities including Y-Care are also canceled, the district said. Students will eat lunch before being dismissed, and schools will follow their regular dismissal procedures.
Find the bell times for your school on the district’s website. Charter schools make their own dismissal decisions, independent of MSCS.
Some municipal districts dismissing early, too
In Bartlett, Elmore Park Middle School is dismissing at noon due to a power outage, but no other schools in that suburban district are impacted.
Collierville announced on Wednesday, Sept. 11, that its schools would also dismiss early Thursday.
Collierville High is dismissing at 10:45 a.m., the suburb’s middle schools are getting out at 11:30 and its elementary schools at 12:15 p.m. Middle school parent-teacher conferences were scheduled for Thursday but will be rescheduled.
The other suburban school districts — Arlington, Germantown, Lakeland and Millington — do not yet have dismissal schedule changes.
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