SONOMA COUNTY, Calif. — A raging fire, blackouts, and evacuation orders have closed down 23 school districts heading into Monday.
The Sonoma County Office of Education announced that school districts announced closures for Oct. 28 due to the power shutoff, fire threat from the Kincade Fire, evacuations orders, and air quality concerns.
Those closed for Monday include:
- Alexander Valley School District
- Bennett Valley School District
- Forestville School District
- Geyserville Unified School District
- Harmony School District
- Healdsburg Unified School District
- Mark West Union School District
- Monte Rio Union School District
- Oak Grove Union School District
- Piner-Olivet Union School District
- Rincon Valley Union School District
- Roseland School District
- Santa Rosa City Schools District
- Sebastopol Union School District
- Twin Hills Union School District
- West Side Union School District
- West Sonoma County Union High School District
- Windsor Unified School District
- Wright School District
- Reach Charter School
- Village Charter School
- Kid Street Charter School
- Sebastopol Independent Charter School
The Sonoma State University campus has also closed through Monday due to the regional impacts of the Kincade Fire. Sonoma State is not under immediate threat. Residential students have left the campus and all buildings are locked down.
The Kincade Fire has prompted mandatory evacuations in Sonoma County and forced 90,000 people to leave their homes. It has currently burned nearly 26,000 acres and destroyed at least 31 homes.
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