School District Of Philadelphia Schools To Be Closed Monday After Papal Visit
PHILADELPHIA (AP/CBS) — Public schools in the Philadelphia School District will be closed Monday after Pope Francis visits the city as well as several days before his arrival.
Schools were already scheduled to be closed Wednesday for Yom Kippur and Thursday and Friday due to preparations for the papal visit.
A school district spokesman said Monday that officials had decided to also close the schools on Monday, Sept. 28, after the pope leaves.
A statement was also posted on the district's Facebook page.
The Facebook post reads:
"All School District schools and administrative buildings will be closed on Monday, September 28, 2015, in the interest of student and staff safety."
Early decision: School District of Philadelphia schools and administrative offices will be closed on Monday, September 28. #PhlEd
— Philadelphia Schools (@PhillyEducation) September 21, 2015
Pope Francis arrives in Philadelphia Sept. 26, and hundreds of thousands are expected to fill the Benjamin Franklin Parkway for his Sept. 27 Mass.
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