Schools districts across Northeast Ohio giving students day off for solar eclipse April 8

Published: Jan 10, 2024 Duration: 00:03:41 Category: News & Politics

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>> PIZZAS LOOKING GOOD RIGHT ABOUT NOW SUDDENLY IN OUR SIDE. BUT FIRST TALK ABOUT BUT ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO APRIL. 8TH IS THE DAY SO MANY ARE WAITING FOR BECAUSE IT IS THE DAY OF THE TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE. AS WE KNOW, CLEVELAND IS REALLY DIRECTLY IN THE PATH OF TOTALITY MAKING US QUITE POPULAR. AND WE HAVE TOLD YOU ABOUT ALL THE EVENTS BEING PLANNED. BUT NOW SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE GIVING STUDENTS THE DAY OFF. >> NEWS FIVE'S NADEEN ABUSADA HAS OUR STORY. >> IN 89 DAYS, THE MOON WILL COMPLETELY BLOCK THE SUN AND IT'S THE FIRST TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE IN OHIO SINCE THE 1800'S SO PARTIAL ECLIPSE STARTS AT ONE. 59. >> TOTALITY. SO WHEN THE MOON IS COMPLETELY BLOCKING THE SUN STARTS AT 3.15. THAT WILL BE FOR ABOUT 3 TO 4 MINUTES AT THE GREAT LAKES SCIENCE CENTER. THEY'VE BEEN PLANNING FOR APRIL 8TH FOR MONTHS. THE GREAT LAKES SCIENCE CENTER IS EXCITED TO HOST A THREE-DAY FESTIVAL FROM APRIL 6, 7, 8, AS THEY'RE COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS. I FEEL LIKE WE'RE GOING TO BLINK HER EYES AND GOING TO HEAR SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE GEARING UP. THIS IS JUST A TRUE LIFE EXPERIENCE THAT THEY WILL WITNESS FIRSTHAND ALSO WORRYING ABOUT LOGISTICS. SO FOR YOU GUYS, IT WAS SAFETY CONCERNS. THAT'S WHY YOU DECIDED TO CHANGE IT. I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT 2 33 O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON TO SUDDENLY GETS DARK. >> AND YOU'RE SENDING. 80 SCHOOL BUSES INTO THE COMMUNITY TO PICK UP KIDS. MARK WILLIAMSON WITH AKRON CITY SCHOOLS TELLS NEWS 5 DUE TO THE TIMING OF THE EVENT AND HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL BE IN THE REGION. THEY DECIDED TO CHANGE THEIR SPRING BREAK TO GIVE STUDENTS APRIL 8TH OFF. WE DO WANT TO MAKE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN THAT EVERYBODY IS SAFE AND THAT THERE'S NO. >> DIFFICULTIES WERE JUST RAINING ONE DAY OFF FOR ANOTHER SON. INSTRUCTIONAL IMPROVEMENT DAY FOR >> OUR EDUCATORS IN CUYAHOGA FALLS SUPERINTENDENT ANDREA SELLA CO SAYS THEY HAVE THE SAME CONCERNS. >> AND ARE ALSO WORRIED ABOUT CELL SERVICE. WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD IS THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC COMING INTO OUR CITY. WE KNOW THAT THIS IS GOING TO DROP THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO OUR AREA. >> AND IT'S ALSO OCCURRING AT THE PEAK OF OUR DISMISSAL. WE'VE ALSO HEARD CONCERNS ABOUT CELL PHONES AND AND THE BANDWIDTH. SO THEY ALSO ADJUSTED THEIR CALENDAR. BUT BOTH DISTRICTS ARE STILL WORKING WITH STUDENTS TO MAKE SURE THEY MAKE THE MOST OF THE ONCE IN A LIFETIME CITING AS A RESULT, WE PURCHASE EYEWEAR FOR THE STUDENTS SO THEY WE KNOW AND AND STAFF. SO WE KNOW THAT THEY WILL BE DOING ECLIPSE SAFELY. LEADING UP TO THAT DAY. OUR SCIENCE AND HEALTH DEPARTMENTS ARE DOING A LOT WITH STUDENTS TOO. >> WORK WITH THEM ON WORRYING ABOUT. >> IT CLIPS AND MAYBE THEY'LL VISIT PLACES LIKE THE SCIENCE CENTER WHERE THEIR EXCITEMENT IS OUT OF THIS WORLD. YEAH, IT WAS A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY. THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVE TALKED TO SAY, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS REPORTING IN CLEVELAND NADEEN ABUSADA NEWS 5. >> SEVERAL OTHER DISTRICTS HAVE ALSO CANCELED CLASSES FOR ECLIPSE DAY. NOW, YOU MAY RECALL A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE THAT WAS SEEN IN THE U.S. A FEW YEARS AGO. THE GREAT AMERICAN ECLIPSE AS IT WAS CALLED HAPPEN. AUGUST 21ST OF 2017, THE PATH OF TOTALITY WAS SOUTH OF OHIO, EXTENDING FROM OREGON TO SOUTH CAROLINA. SOME EXPERIENCED A BLACKOUT FOR NEARLY 2 MINUTES IN CLEVELAND. THE SUN WAS 80% ECLIPSED BUT TO THE SOUTH AND CINCINNATI, IT WAS MORE LIKE 90% ECLIPSED THOSE 2017. IT FEELS LIKE JUST YESTERDAY. WELL, AFTER APRIL'S ECLIPSE, IT WILL BE A WHILE BEFORE THE NEXT TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE CAN BE A SCENE FROM THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES. >> THAT WILL HAPPEN ON AUGUST 23RD OF 2044. GREENLAND, ICELAND IN SPAIN WILL GET TO VIEW A TOTAL ECLIPSE ON AUGUST. 12TH OF 2026. AND NORTHERN AFRICA WILL

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