As Tropical Storm Idalia expects to make landfall this week in Florida as a Category 3 storm, dozens of school systems and colleges and universities are planning to close starting Monday and beyond.
So far, 34 public school districts in Florida — there are 67 traditional school districts — will be closed, with the vast majority canceling classes on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Ten community colleges and five state universities have also announced class cancellations, with parts of Florida’s Gulf Coast now under a hurricane warning and storm surge warning, according to a 1 p.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center.
This is a developing story, so the figures may change quickly.
Here is a list of each school district or institution’s plans, as reported by the Florida Department of Education:
Only Tuesday
Lee County
New College of Florida
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Only Wednesday
Bradford County
Hamilton County
Lafayette County
Lake County
Leon County
St. Johns County
Florida A&M University
Florida State University
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Tuesday and Wednesday:
Alachua County
Citrus County (with a half-day schedule Monday)
Charlotte County
Columbia County
DeSoto County
Dixie County
Franklin County
Gilchrist County
Hardee County
Hernando County
Hillsborough County
Jefferson County (early release Tuesday)
Levy County
Manatee County
Marion County
Nassau County
Pasco County
Pinellas County
Polk County
Sarasota County
Suwannee County
Taylor County
College of Central Florida
Florida Gateway College
Florida State College at Jacksonville
Hillsborough Community College
Lake-Sumter State College (closes 5 p.m. Tuesday)
North Florida College
Pasco-Hernando State College (closes 5 p.m. Monday)
St. Petersburg College
State College of Florida
South Florida State College
University of Florida (closes noon Tuesday)
University of South Florida
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Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
Duval County
Madison County (half day on Tuesday)
Sumter County (Early release day Tuesday)
Wakulla County
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Wednesday and Thursday:
Union County
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