South Lake Tahoe schools closed Monday due to flooding

Submitted by paula on Sun, 01/08/2017 - 5:56pm

6:53 p.m. Sunday update - Lake Tahoe Community College will also be closed Monday, January 9. Douglas County Schools have changed their original plan and all schools will be closed.

Truckee Tahoe Schools will be evaluated at 4:00 a.m. Monday, then a message will be sent out by 4:30 a.m. if closed.

All Washoe County Schools, including Incline Village, will also be closed on Monday.

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The Lake Tahoe Unified School District has announced that all of their schools will be closed on Monday, January 9, 2017 due to localized flooding and the continued storm. They will be monitoring the conditions to see if school will be able to resume regular schedule on Tuesday, January 10.

South Tahoe High is being used as a Red Cross Evacuation Center at this time due to flooding at their normal location at the South Lake Tahoe recreation center.

Douglas County schools at the lake are open as of a Sunday afternoon message, but that may be changed. County schools in the valley on a staff development day.

This story will be updated as other school closure information is made available.