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CPS School Closings Over: Chicago Public Schools To Reopen On Friday

First Posted: 02/03/11 02:14 PM ET Updated: 05/25/11 07:30 PM ET

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It's back to school tomorrow for over 400,000 students in Chicago, as the city's school system announced that it will reopen after back-to-back snow days.

Chicago Public Schools' interim CEO Terry Mazany made the announcement late Thursday morning, saying that he believes it's safe to return to classes. A few schools in the system still don't have power, according to the Chicago Tribune, but CPS is working with Commonwealth Edison to restore service.

School buses won't run until Monday, the Sun-Times reports, a potential problem for the tens of thousands of students who ride the bus every day.

The district was closed due to the massive blizzard that dumped more than 20 inches of snow on the area Tuesday and Wednesday. It was the first time city schools were closed due to weather since an equally severe storm hit in the winter of 1999.

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Avery Owen
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05:49 AM on 02/04/2011
Praise Him!... Praise Him!... Praise Him in the morning,...Praise Him in the noon day...Praise Him...Praise Him..Praise Him till the sun goes down! Now, everybody join in! You know the song!!
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lynda lopez2000
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04:03 AM on 02/04/2011
Will the students have to make up the missed days? If I recall correctly, students MUST be in school a set number of days in order to finish the year. Correct me if I'm wrong.
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Kristiana Zerom
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06:50 PM on 02/03/2011
Does Not Make since for kids to go to school when they go home the next day
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supportamerica
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10:35 PM on 02/03/2011
Kristina: I agree, also the article said the buses won't be running. How do people that depend on the school bus to get their kids to school deal with this little problem.

I don't live in a snow state, but I can sympathize with ya'll on this.
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05:08 PM on 02/03/2011
Who actually had time to play in this winter blizzard! My neighbor had all four of her children outside shoveling snow for her and 3 other neighbors. It didn't appear to me they were having fun doing it but I' sure they were nicely compensated for their back-breaking work.
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