UPDATE (9/7) -- Florida Gov. Rick Scott ordered all public schools, colleges and universities to close Friday through Monday.
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SOUTHWEST FLORIDA -- As school officials monitor the progress of Hurricane Irma and its threat to Florida, the following Southwest Florida school closures have already been announced:
- Collier County public schools: Thursday and Friday
- Cape Coral charter schools: Thursday, Friday and Monday
- Canterbury School: Thursday, Friday, and Monday
- Seacrest Country Day School in Naples: Thursday and Friday
- Hodges University: noon Wednesday until Monday
- Lee County Public Schools: Thursday and Friday
- Florida Gulf Coast University: Thursday, Friday, and Monday
- Southwest Florida Christian Academy: Thursday, Friday and Monday
- Advanced Learning Academy North Fort Myers: Thursday, Friday and Monday
- Brown Academy: Thursday and Friday
- Saint Michael Lutheran School: Thursday and Friday
- Glades County Public Schools: Thursday and Friday
- Hendry County Public Schools: Thursday and Friday
- Saint Andrew Catholic School: Thursday and Friday
- Saint Francis Xavier Catholic: Thursday and Friday
- Bishop Verot High School: Thursday and Friday
- Royal Palm Academy: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Monday
- Florida SouthWestern State College: Thursday, Friday and Monday
- Charlotte County Schools: Thursday and Friday
- St. Catholic School: Thursday and Friday
- Noonan Academy: Friday
Check back for more closures in the area as they are announced.
