ORLANDO, Fla. – Central Florida public school students missed several days of school due to Hurricane Milton, which ripped across the state before moving into the Atlantic.
Here’s a county-by-county list of hurricane make-up days for Central Florida’s public school districts.
NOTE: This list will be updated as more information comes in.
BREVARD COUNTY
Brevard County students are set to return to classes on Tuesday, Oct. 15.
Superintendent Dr. Mark Rendell said on social media that the district has developed plans to make up for the four school days missed due to Hurricane Milton. Those plans were still being finalized at the time of the post, Friday.
Completion of this section is pending receipt of official information.
FLAGLER COUNTY
Students, faculty and staff of Flagler district schools will return to campuses Monday, Oct. 14.
No details have yet been shared with News 6 regarding hurricane make-up days.
Further completion of this section is pending receipt of official information.
LAKE COUNTY
Lake County Schools expects to resume normal operations on Monday, Oct. 14.
The school district posted Wednesday, Oct. 16, on social media to announce students will not be required to make up days missed during hurricanes Helene and Milton.
MARION COUNTY
Marion County Public Schools plans to have students back in class Monday, Oct. 14, on normal schedules.
In a statement to News 6, Marion County Public Schools spokesperson Kevin Christian said that Nov. 25 is so far the only make-up day for students.
ORANGE COUNTY
Orange County public schools will reopen Tuesday, Oct. 15.
In a Friday statement, the district said it will only need to make up one of the four days missed due to hurricanes Milton and Helene.
The make-up day for Friday, Oct. 11, will be Friday, Oct. 25.
As a reminder, Monday was already a predetermined student holiday, teacher workday. All extracurricular and after-school activities may resume on Monday, October 14. Football games previously scheduled for this week will be played on Monday. Any athletic event and other student activities canceled due to the storm may be rescheduled, if possible. Practices may resume voluntarily this weekend.
We are grateful to our principals, assistant principals and additional staff who worked to service 11 school shelters during the storm as well as the clean up after Hurricane Milton.
If you are still cleaning up from the storm, please remember to take precautions and stay safe. Thank you for your support of OCPS.
Dr. Maria Vazquez, Superintendent
OSCEOLA COUNTY
Osceola County students will return to school Tuesday, Oct. 15, and the first marking period will be extended to Friday, Oct. 18.
Make-up days for Hurricane Milton will be discussed over the next two weeks, the district said on social media.
POLK COUNTY
A decision has not been reached at the time of this report regarding whether school operations will resume on Monday, Oct. 14.
No details have yet been shared with News 6 regarding hurricane make-up days.
Further completion of this section is pending receipt of official information.
SEMINOLE COUNTY
Seminole County students will return to class Tuesday, Oct. 15.
No details have yet been shared with News 6 regarding hurricane make-up days.
Further completion of this section is pending receipt of official information.
SUMTER COUNTY
Completion of this section is pending receipt of official information.
VOLUSIA COUNTY
Volusia County Schools will resume classes on Tuesday, Oct. 15, the district said on social media, adding there will be no Drivers Education classes on Saturday, Oct. 12, at Pine Ridge High, Deltona High, New Smyrna Beach High, and Seabreeze High.
No details have yet been shared with News 6 regarding hurricane make-up days.
Further completion of this section is pending receipt of official information.
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