South Lake Tahoe schools postpone start date another week

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Lake Tahoe Unified School District (LTUSD)has announced they will postpone the beginning of the 2021/22 school year.

Due to the evacuation of South Lake Tahoe, LTUSD the District is postponing the school year start date until at least Monday, September 13, 2021. They will continues to monitor the wildfire situation in the basin and provide updates as necessary, but in any event, they provide an update no later than Monday, September 6.

"We realize many families have left the area or are planning to leave. This is a serious situation with many variables and the safety of our staff and families is at the forefront of all decision-making. As long as the majority of our district boundary is under any kind of evacuation alert, school operations will be suspended," said LTUSD PIO Shannon Chandler in a news release.

Even if conditions improve, school will not start any earlier than September 13.

The District is working in partnership with the El Dorado County Sheriff, City of South Lake Tahoe and City Fire, CalFire, Lake Valley Fire, US Forest Service, EDCOE, Barton Health, and several other cooperating agencies to remain informed and provide support for evacuations and spaces for information dissemination. Below is a list of resources:

Fire Information and Resources:

El Dorado County Caldor Fire Information: https://www.edcgov.us/Pages/Caldor-Fire.aspx
El Dorado County Sheriff's Office Evacuation Map
Inciweb: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7801/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/eldoradonf
Twitter: twitter.com/EldoradoNF
Wildfire Cameras: www.alertwildfire.org/tahoe/
Wildfire Situational Awareness Dashboa