Fayette schools closed Monday due to windstorm damage, power outages
Fayette County Public Schools are closed Monday because of power outages and storm damage, district officials said Sunday evening.
“At this time, we have at least 21 schools that either have no electricity, internet service outages, damage to their facility needing repair before reentry, power lines down in the area, or trees and debris preventing access to their campuses,” the district said in a Facebook post. “Crews from FCPS and Kentucky Utilities are working diligently to fix the issues.”
FCPS said that school would be canceled on Monday and the district would not use an NTI day for at-home instruction.
“Road and sidewalk conditions in many areas remain unsafe for travel, and with more than a fifth of the households in Lexington-Fayette County still without power, we do not have adequate staffing to cover classrooms, bus routes, and cafeterias,” Superintendent Demetrus Liggins said in a news release.
Liggins said district crews are working diligently to make needed repairs and get school campuses ready for students and staff to return.
“We remain hopeful that we can get back to a normal school schedule soon,” Liggins said, noting that Kentucky Utilities is prioritizing the restoration of power to schools
In an earlier email sent to students’ parents on Saturday, Liggins reported on power outages and said the school district will need to make repairs to roofs, gutters, awnings and ceilings.
The school system, as well as others in Central Kentucky, canceled school on Friday because of expected weather conditions which have lets thousands without power, and damage to buildings and power lines.
This story was originally published March 5, 2023 at 6:21 PM.
