Aurora Public Schools and Pickens Technical College will be closed Friday as the school district anticipates “a higher than anticipated number of staff absences,” officials announced Thursday night.
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“We always seek to keep schools open to provide critical learning, social-emotional support, mental health resources and healthy meals for our students,” Aurora Public School officials said in a statement. “However, after closely monitoring the number of staff absences across the district for tomorrow, we have determined that APS will not have enough staffing capacity to safely operate schools.”
Friday will be a Professional Release Day that was originally scheduled for Feb. 6, changing that date into a regular school day. High school athletics will continue as scheduled.
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