Florida kids off Election Day?

[NJFamily3]

My mother just told me that she heard a lot of Florida schools will be off election day this year for the first time. The crowd levels normally for this Tuesday are light, but I am worried that because of this new day off, that will change everything! I'm told they never had this day off in the past.

Does anyone know if this is true across the state or maybe it is just some school districts? Yikes! I'm leaving for Disney tomorrow! (Nov 5th)

 

[campingcorgi]

I can't say for the whole state, but Polk county (Lakeland) is not off, and I checked Orange and Osceola counties and they are not off, either. Several counties have off the 10th for Veteran's Day.

 

[cosmo531]

DW works with several school systems/counties in North Central Florida, she hasn't heard of any of them being off for election day....

 

[mrzrich]

When I lived in NY schools were closed for Election Day because many schools served as polling places. When I moved to FL I noticed that voting does not take place at schools. It takes place instead at a lot of churches, recreation centers, etc. Our kids in Hernando County will be in school on Tuesday, but they have off on Friday for Veteran's day.

 

[Feralpeg]

The private school where I work will be off on election day. It is because we are a polling site. I will actually be handing out ballots. Often, schools are used as polling sites, therefore a number of schools will mostly be out on Tuesday.

 

[madcoco]

Brevard (Space Coast) schools open, IndianRiver schools (Treasure Coast )closed, S Florida Broward schools closed.

 

[NJFamily3]

Well, its good to know the whole state is not off! My parents are in Broward County, so I guess thats why they heard schools were closed. Hopefully there will no impact on the Disney crowds.
Thanks for all the responses!!

 

[rlovew]

Indian River Schools being off might have the most impact as they are not that far from Disney if I have my state geography right. We are not off in Hendry county.

 

[Quasi123]

Schools will be open in this part of Florida.