St. Bede School remained closed through Tuesday, according to the school’s website. The school was expected to reopen Wednesday and would be “curtailing outside activity,” according to the school’s website; however, faculty and staff continue to “review this dynamic situation based on the most current information from the authorities,” read the site. Kindergarten orientation for parents on Tuesday went on as scheduled. Classes at St. Bede School began Aug. 26.
St. Bede School Principal Ralph Valente said the school was monitoring what the La Cañada Unified School District is doing to determine when to resume classes.
“Air quality is the concern, plus we have many families who are evacuating,” said Valente. “I have one family who we tried to a get a hold of to tell them about school being canceled, and they told us they weren’t in the area because their son has asthma. He can’t breathe the smoke.”
The school is pretty much self-contained, said Valente, meaning students would be safe from the outside air, but they still need to get from their homes to school, he added. A back-to-school picnic scheduled for today has also been canceled, Valente said.
At St. Francis High School, classes were canceled on Monday and remained canceled through Tuesday. Varsity, junior varsity and frosh football practices were also canceled as well as morning soccer practice. The school reopened Wednesday. Classes began Aug. 19.
“We are in contact with the local schools,” said St. Francis High School Principal Tom Moran. “Obviously we want to do what is best for the community. We do not enter into this situation lightly.”
