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San Diego County school districts to close due to high winds, public safety power shutoffs begin

Due to high winds and potential power outages several county school districts will be closed January 8
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SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Several San Diego school districts will be closed Wednesday, Jan. 8, due to high winds and the potential for power outages, officials from the San Diego County Office of Education said.

Schools in the following districts will be closed:

  • Julian Union Elementary School District
  • Julian Union High School District
  • Mountain Empire Unified School District
  • Ramona Unified School District
  • Spencer Valley School District
  • Valley Center-Pauma Unified School District
  • Warner Unified School District

SDCOE also said that Sullivan Middle School and Bonsall High School in the Bonsall Unified School District and Barona Indian Charter School were also closed Wednesday.
"The safety of students and school staff is of the utmost importance to San Diego County school districts," Samantha Womack, director of communications for the San Diego County Office of Education, said in an email.

Additional updates will be shared as they are available on X (formerly Twitter) @SanDiegoCOE.

SDG&E also began public safety power shutoffs Tuesday night. Click here for the latest information.