Calexico schools will remain closed week of April 12
April 9, 2010 @ 7:16 am
Calexico school children will have an additional week of spring break due to the Easter Sunday earthquake, according to Teresa Estrada, the Calexico Unified School District human resources manager.
“At this time, the exact date for students to return to school has not been determined,” reads a press release issued by
Mangled metal shows through fallen ceiling tiles at Calexico’s Cesar Chavez Elementary School on April 8, 2010. This school reportedly had minor damage and is expected to reopen April 19. –Photo by Alejandrina Rangel
Estrada on Thursday. “But it is definite that there is no school the week of April 12.”
Estrada said an automated phone system will call students’ homes to alert them to the reopening of their respective schools. On Tuesday, April 13, at 9 a.m. the district will hold a staff-only meeting at Calexico High School’s Varner Gymnasium where administrators and teachers will be given a site-by-site update on their schools.
Jefferson Elementary School suffered the most damage during the 7.2 earthquake on April 4, followed by sections of Calexico High and De Anza Junior High.
Parents of district school children are being asked to use the information phone line for school updates at 760.768.3888.
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