Northwest Side CPS classes let out early because of storm-related power outages
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Power disruptions caused issues all around Chicago on Friday.
More than 30 Chicago Public Schools were affected by power outages and on the city's northwest side, at one school, teachers and students were without power.
CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reported Wildwood Elementary School in Edgebrook was powerless all day.
With the arrival of the weekend, crews have a few days to get the power back up and running before Tuesday. CPS is closed in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday.
At Wildwood Elementary School, a Chicago Public School on the city's northwest side, there was regular programming Friday under irregular circumstances.
Lights flicker inside as students and parents tell CBS 2 at dismissal that the school didn't have power all day. Many kids stayed home.
Kids left Friday afternoon with smiles on their faces and told CBS 2 about their abnormal day.
Parents said they were grateful for the level of communication they had with the staff at Wildwood.
CBS 2 reached out to CPS who said that at all of the schools with power issues, only two schools, let out early. Classes continued as normal. CPS said power was restored to more than half of those schools by 1 p.m.
Statement to CBS 2 from Chicago Public Schools:
"Chicago Public Schools (CPS) will continue to monitor the snowstorm and expected drop in temperatures in the days ahead. Our staff will continue to clear snow and will be conducting HVAC and general system checks over the weekend to ensure all our schools and facilities are in good working order. We will keep our CPS community updated if any changes are made to next week's schedule. Schools are closed Monday, Jan. 15 in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day."
