The first day of classes for Rapid City schools will be a short one. The district announced that students will be released two hours early on today and Wednesday, citing dangerously high temperatures and heat index levels.
Although some schools are equipped with air conditioning, ten campuses—nine elementary schools and one middle school—lack sufficient cooling, prompting the early dismissal. The affected schools are:
- Grandview
- Horace Mann
- Meadowbrook
- Rapid Valley
- Robbinsdale
- South Canyon
- Pinedale
- South Park
- Wilson
- North Middle School
Students at these schools will be dismissed at 1:00 p.m. Bus schedules will be adjusted accordingly, and families who pick up their children are asked to plan for the earlier release.
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