DETROIT (WWJ) - As temperatures continue to climb into the near 90s on Friday, school districts in and around Detroit will be letting students out early before the heat settles in -- or have cancelled class entirely.
Detroit Public Schools Community District officials made the announcement on Wednesday that all schools would be dismissed earlier than normal due to the “expected high temperatures” expected for the end of the school week.
Classes were let go three hours prior to the schools' dismissal time on Thursday and the same will happen on Friday.
All indoor afterschool activities have been cancelled, the district added, while middle school and high school outdoor athletic activities "can occur based on the discretion of principals, athletic coordinators, and coaches."
Transportation for students will still be provided at the arrival and dismissal times.
Administrations from Pontiac School District and Southfield Public Schools have decided to cancel school entirely on Friday in announcments said
"Due to the extreme heat index there will be no school [Friday]," Pontiac schools said on Thursday evening. "Please note that the PCT clinical finals will still take place tomorrow. Buses will pick up and drop off PCT students at their homes and will be notified shortly of the times."
Southfield schools made a similar social media post, stating that all school-related activities and evening activities had been cancelled.
Friday's AccuWeather forecast predicts temperatures to approach 90, if not reach over 90 degrees on Friday.
"Our long hot week is going to continue," WWJ AccuWeather Meteorologist Dean DeVore said.
An Air Quality Alert for high levels of ozone at ground level continues through today and will more than likely persist into the weekend, DeVore added.