Blackfoot School District 55 cancels all Monday classes due to expected minus 40 degree wind chill
The dangerously cold wind chill currently gripping East Idaho has prompted one local school district to cancel all Monday classes.
Blackfoot School District 55 said all of its schools will be closed on Monday due to the expected minus 40 degree wind chill currently forecast throughout East Idaho until Tuesday.
The school district stated in a news release, "Due to a double whammy, blowing and drifting snow AND current and forecasted extremely low temperatures and wind chill levels, the Blackfoot School District will not hold class on Monday, January 30, 2023."
Other local school districts are also contemplating canceling classes on Monday, so stay with idahostatejournal.com for updates.