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Newtown to dismiss early due to Monday’s heat
Updated 7:57 am, Sunday, June 17, 2018
NEWTOWN — With temperatures expected reach 90 degrees Monday, Newtown Public Schools plans to dismiss students early.
All schools in the district will dismiss three hours early. This means students at the high school will get out at 11:32 a.m., Reed Intermediate School students will leave at 12:32 p.m. and all elementary schools will dismiss at 12:37 p.m., according to the schools’ Facebook pages.
Not all classrooms in the district have air conditioning, according to the Facebook post.
The National Weather Service predicts a high of 90 degrees in Newtown on Monday, while it could reach 91 degrees in Danbury.
The National Weather Service has issued an air quality alert for 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday for Fairfield County. On its social media, the service urged people to limit physical activity.
Newtown is the only district in the area that has announced plans to dismiss early Monday, as of 7:30 a.m. Sunday.
