By Steve Dunford
Because of the eclipse, all Franklin County Schools will not be in session tomorrow. This was a decision by each individual district.
West Frankfort and Thompsonville were the first two to close. The rest of the districts followed suit in the next couple of weeks. The decision by all was made in early July.
Safety was the biggest concern of school officials. First, daylight will not be fully restored at dismissal time. Second, it would be hard to adequately supervise each child with eclipse glasses. Third, if traffic projections hold true, it would have been hard to navigate buses on state highways, especially State Routes 148 and 37.
If you will be around children tomorrow, please make this an educational experience.
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