Pittsburgh School District to Close for G20

The Pittsburgh Public School District is the latest to decide to close during the G20 Summit. Students from all 66 schools in the district will be off on September 24 and 25 because of concerns about getting students to and from schools. There will be early dismissal September 23, the day before the summit begins, although a time has yet to be determined. School officials says about 18,000 students take school buses and another 5,000 take public transit with many of those having to transfer in downtown Pittsburgh where traffic restrictions will be in place. The class days will be made up November 3 and February 2 which had been scheduled as staff training days.
Although classes will be canceled at the High School for the Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA), First Lady Michelle Obama and the spouses of other G20 leaders will still visit CAPA for an event.

The Pittsburgh School Board plans to vote next week on whether to buy terrorism insurance to cover buildings that could be damaged in protests.