Several school districts will be closed Tuesday as the result of wildfires that have scorched thousands of acres in Central Texas.
is closing all schools as fire crews struggle to contain a 25,000 acre wildfire in that community, currently the largest in Central Texas. Bastrop Middle School is being used as a shelter for evacuees.
has several school closures because of the wildfire in the Steiner Ranch area. Laura Bush, Steiner Ranch, and River Ridge elementary schools, and Canyon Ridge and Four Points middle schools will be closed.
Vandegrift high school will also be closed, because it is being used as a Red Cross shelter. Rouse High School is also being used as a shelter, but Leander ISD has not said it if will be closed on Tuesday.
Smithville ISD because of fires located in the area.
Lake AG真人百家乐 ISD , saying all classes would be held as normal on Tuesday, but also warning them to stay home if necessary.
"If your home, property, personal belongings, etc. have been directly impacted by the fires and your travel to school is simply not possible, please continue to take the necessary precautions to safeguard your family and heed all warnings and directives issued by area law enforcement and safety officials," Lake AG真人百家乐 ISD spokesman Marco Alvarado said in the email.
