Fort Worth ISD says dismissal delays possible amid storms; other districts make changes
The Fort Worth Independent School District says some school dismissals could be delayed Friday afternoon due to the forecast of severe weather, after other districts and schools in North Texas altered their schedules by releasing students early or canceling certain activities.
The forecast, which indicates tornadoes are possible, also led to a sharp increase in flight cancellations at local airports and a change to the Dallas Mavericks-Los Angeles Lakers game Friday night to allow fans in early.
As of 2:30 p.m., there were 152 flight cancellations at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on Friday and 67 flight cancellations at Dallas-Love Field Airport, according to the flight tracking service FlightAware. The airports were ranked number and two in the country for canceled flights.
And doors at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, where the Mavericks are set to play at 8:45 p.m., will open early at 6:30 p.m. due to the inclement weather, the team wrote on Twitter.
Fort Worth ISD said on social media schools will monitor conditions and some of them could release at time when the “situation is safer.” The district also said in a separate message all athletic events were canceled Friday evening.
The announcements came as schools across the Dallas-Fort Worth region announced various changes to schedules.
Mansfield ISD, Arlington ISD and Dallas ISD announced all after-school activities were canceled.
Also, several Christian institutions decided to release early:
- All Saints Catholic School in Fort Worth dismissed students at 1 p.m.
- White Rock Montessori in Dallas dismissed students at 1 p.m.
- Bishop Dunne Catholic School in Dallas dismissed students at noon
- Parish Episcopal School in Dallas planned to dismiss different grades in blocks between 12:30 and 1 p.m.
- Bishop Lynch High School dismissed students at noon
- St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School in Dallas said in a text to parents elementary students would be dismissed at 12:45 p.m. and middle school students would be dismissed at 1 p.m., according to WFAA-TV, a Star-Telegram media partner
The North Lamar Independent School District announced schools would get out at 2:30 p.m. and all after-school activities were canceled.
Additionally, the Forney Independent School District announced all after-school activities were canceled, and the Mesquite Independent School District announced all sporting events were canceled.
The Kaufman Independent School District said bus routes would run one hour early and students who drove to school would be dismissed one hour early. All after-school activities were also canceled.
The Crandall Independent School District canceled a number of specific sporting events.
This story was originally published January 10, 2020 at 2:40 PM.
