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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (GRPS) — Grand Rapids Public Schools will conduct classes for a half day on Thursday, August 24, 2023, due to the extreme heat.

With heat index temperatures reaching into the upper 90s on Thursday, Grand Rapids Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Leadriane Roby decided to cancel classes for the second half of the day.

“With the humidity and air temperatures in the forecast tomorrow, it will simply be too warm in some of our buildings as we move into the afternoon,” Dr. Roby said. “It’s a difficult call to make so early in the school year but when temperatures reach such high levels it raises a safety concern.”

While most are equipped, some GRPS schools do not have air conditioning. Because many families in the district have children at multiple school sites,  district leaders felt a district-wide decision was most appropriate.

This closure includes the cancelation of all afternoon and evening student-involved activities.

The district administration offices will remain open.

School Half-Day Bell Times
School Dismissal Time
Aberdeen Academy 11:40 AM
Alger Middle School 10:25 AM
Blandford School 11:20 AM
Brookside Elementary 11:40 AM
Buchanan Elementary 11:40 AM
Burton Elementary 11:40 AM
Burton Middle School 10:25 AM
CA Frost Environmental Science Academy 12:20 PM
CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Middle High School 10:45 AM
Campus Elementary 11:40 AM
Center For Economicology 10:45 AM
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary 11:40 AM
City Middle High School 10:45 AM
Coit Creative Arts Academy 12:20 PM
Congress Elementary 11:40 AM
Dickinson Academy 11:40 AM
East Leonard Elementary 11:40 AM
Gerald R. Ford Academic Center 12:20 PM
Grand Rapids Learning Center 11:45 AM
Grand Rapids Montessori Academy 12:20 PM
Grand Rapids Montessori Middle High School 10:25 AM
Grand Rapids Public Museum High 11:25 AM
Grand Rapids Public Museum Middle 11:20 AM

Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy (8-12)

Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy (6/7)

10:20 AM

10:45 AM

Harrison Park Academy 11:40 AM
Innovation Central High School 10:25 AM
Ken-O-Sha Park Elementary 11:40 AM
Kent Hills Elementary 11:40 AM
Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Academy 11:40 AM
Mulick Park Elementary 11:40 AM
North Park Montessori Academy 12:20 PM
Ottawa Hills High School 10:25 AM
Palmer Elementary 11:40 AM
Ridgemoor Park Montessori 12:20 PM
Riverside Middle School 10:25 AM
Shawmut Hills 11:40 AM
Sherwood Park Global Studies Academy 12:20 PM
Sibley Elementary 11:40 AM
Southeast Career Pathways 11:46 AM
Southwest Elementary - Academia Bilingüe 12:20 PM
Southwest Middle/High - Academia Bilingüe 11:45 AM
Stocking Elementary 11:40 AM
Union High School 10:25 AM
Westwood Middle School 10:25 AM
Zoo School 11:20 AM

 

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