HOUSTON —
THE LIST BELOW WAS FOR FRIDAY, MAY 17. FOR A LIST OF WHICH SCHOOLS ARE OPEN AND CLOSED ON MONDAY, MAY 20, CHECK HERE.
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Severe weather caused widespread damage and power outages across the Houston area on Thursday, forcing the state's largest and third-largest school districts to close.
At least four people were killed during the storm, according to Mayor John Whitmire, and he urged everyone to stay off the roads and stay safe.
Districts closed on Friday
Aldine ISD closed Friday
Alief ISD is closed Friday
Beatrice Mayes Institute Charter School is closed Friday.
Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity- Tidwell Campus is closed Friday
Channelview ISD said its campuses would be closed Friday.
Cleveland ISD said it would be closed Friday due to power outage.
Conroe ISD is open today, Friday, May 17. Due to continued power outages in select areas, only Patterson Elementary, Bozman Intermediate, and Stockton Junior High School will be closed. We expect all Conroe ISD campuses to be open for school on Monday, May 20.
Cy-Fair ISD also said its campuses would be closed Friday, May 17, 2024, and would reopen Monday, May 20, 2024. District officials said the day would not need to be made up later in the year due to the inclement weather minutes built into the CFISD school calendar.
Crosby ISD closed Friday
Deer Park ISD closed Friday
Fallbrook Community Development Center closed Friday
Galena Park ISD closed Friday
Hempstead ISD closed Friday
Houston Community College closed Friday
Houston ISD said all campuses would be closed Friday, May 17, 2024, and would reopen Monday, May 20, 2024.
IDEA Public Schools closed Friday
Some Katy ISD campuses closed Friday -- Bear Creek Elementary, Cardiff Junior High, Cimarron Elementary, Fielder Elementary, Franz Elementary, Hayes Elementary, Hutsell Elementary, Katy Elementary, Katy Junior High, Katy High School, Nottingham Country Elementary, McElwain Elementary, Memorial Parkway Elementary, Memorial Parkway Junior High, Raines Academy, Miller Career & Technology Center, Opportunity Awareness Center, Rhoads Elementary, Taylor High School, West Memorial Elementary, West Memorial Junior High, Winborn Elementary, Youngblood Elementary
Ignite Pasadena Community School is closed Friday
All KIPP Texas-Houston will be closed Friday.
Klein ISD closed Friday
La Porte ISD closed Friday
Lone Star College-CyFair main campus is closed Friday
Magnolia ISD closed Friday
Pasadena ISD closed Friday
The Post Oak School closed Friday
Prairie View A&M closed Friday
Presbyterian School will be closed Friday.
Royal ISD closed Friday
San Jacinto College closed Friday. Events will take place as scheduled, including the San Jacinto College Foundation Gala.
Sheldon ISD closed Friday
Shepherd ISD closed Friday
Southwest Public Schools closed Friday
Spring ISD is closed Friday
Spring Branch ISD also said its campuses would be closed Friday due to storm damage.
Tomball ISD closed Friday
Varnett Public Schools closed Friday
Waller ISD closed Friday
Storm damage
There were uprooted trees and downed power lines across the city. As of 9 p.m. Thursday, CenterPoint reported nearly 900,000 customers without power. Throughout the afternoon and into the evening Thursday, strong storms set off a slew of tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings across the Houston area.
Katy ISD's Paetow High School also delayed its graduation ceremony. It was originally scheduled to happen Thursday night but the district moved it to Friday.
At about 9 p.m. Thursday, Katy ISD said it hadn't decided whether or not classes would be held on Friday. The district said it would send out a notification with an update.