Early school dismissals

• Aquinas Catholic Academy in Kankakee will dismiss at 12:15 p.m. every day this week.

• Bradley Elementary School District will dismiss early every day this week: Bradley Central 1:30 p.m.; Bradley East, 2 p.m.; and Bradley West, 2:20 p.m.

• Donovan schools will dismiss early every day this week: Donovan Elementary School 2:15 p.m.; Donovan High School 2:30 p.m.

• Pembroke schools will dismiss at 2 p.m. every day this week.

• Watseka schools will dismiss early every day this week: Watseka Elementary School 2 p.m.; Glenn Raymond School 2:15 p.m., Watseka Community High School 2:10 p.m.

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Dimitrios Kalantzis: Early school dismissals ... and the livin' is easy

Dimitrios Kalantzis: Early school dismissals ... and the livin' is easy

The Daily Journal finally got me. Never mind that for the nearly four years I've been here I've been privy to the April Fool's joke before it hit the paper. But this time they finally got me.

On Monday, we ran a story about local school districts dismissing students early because of excessive heat.

I didn't even know there was excessive heat this week.

And April is eight months off.

Still, half-a-dozen schools are giving students a reprieve from temperatures soaring into the 90s. Do you know what classrooms, not air conditioned, feel like when it's 90 degrees? They feel like it's 90 degrees.

Like many of you, I read the comments some readers of daily-journal.com left on the story with a little bit more interest than usual.

"It's not that hot. Suck it up. Test scores suck," one regular posted. "Kids need all the school they can get!

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Tuesday update: Early school dismissals

• Aquinas Catholic Academy in Kankakee will dismiss at 12:15 p.m. every day this week.

• Bradley Elementary School District will dismiss early every day this week: Bradley Central 1:30 p.m.; Bradley East, 2 p.m.; and Bradley West, 2:20 p.m.

• Central School District will dismiss early Tuesday: Chebanse Elementary School 2 p.m.; Nash Middle School and Central High School 2:30 p.m. There are no afternoon sessions for preschoolers.

• Donovan schools will dismiss early every day this week, per WGFA on Twitter: Donovan Elementary School 2:15 p.m.; Donovan High School 2:30 p.m.

• Kankakee School District will dismiss at 1:10 p.m. Tuesday for grades seven through 12 and 2:30 p.m. for grades kindergarten through six. All of the district's after-school activities Tuesday are postponed, and there will be no Head Start or Bright Beginnings sessions.

• Momence School District will dismiss at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday due to the hot weather.

• Pembroke schools will dismiss at 2 p.

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