School Closures During Power Outages in the Bay Area

Updated: Friday, Oct. 11, 12:35 p.m.

Over a dozen school districts were closed Wednesday and announced plans to close Thursday due to PG&E power shutoffs in Northern and Central California.

Here is an alphabetized, updated list of school closures:

• North Bay
• East Bay
• South Bay and Peninsula

North Bay

K-12 Schools:

• Alexander Valley Union School District: Closed both Wednesday through Friday.
• Bennett Valley Union School District: Closed Wednesday through Friday.
• Cloverdale Unified School District: All schools are open on Friday.
• Cotati-Rohnert Park School District: All schools are open starting Thursday.
• Geyserville Unified School District: Closed both Wednesday and Thursday.
• Kashia Elementary School District: Closed both Wednesday and Thursday.
• Marin County Office of Education: Bolinas-Stinson School, Tam Valley Elementary and Tamalpais High School are closed Thursday.
• Mark West Union School District: All schools will be open on Friday.
• Napa Valley Unified School District: All district schools will be closed Wednesday and Thursday.
• Old Adobe Union School District: All schools are open Friday.
• Piner-Olivet Union School District: Schaefer Charter, Jack London Elementary, Olivet Elementary Charter, Piner-Olivet Charter and Northwest Prep were closed Wednesday. Schools are open on Thursday.
• Rincon Valley Union School District: All schools will be open Friday.
• Santa Rosa City Schools: Only Hidden Valley Elementary will remain closed on Friday, the district said. This means all after-school programs, such as childcare and athletics, are also canceled at these schools.
• Sonoma Valley Unified School District: Schools will be closed Wednesday through Friday.
• Vacaville Unified School District: Buckingham Charter will be closed through Friday. All other schools plan to stay open.
• Waugh School District: Closed for non-student days.
• Windsor Unified School District: All schools closed Wednesday through Friday.

Colleges and Universities:

• Santa Rosa Junior College: All campuses and sites will be closed on Friday. All activities and classes, including online, will be canceled.
• Sonoma State University: All classes and activities at Sonoma State remain canceled through Friday, Oct. 11.

East Bay

K-12 Schools:

• Acalanes Unified High School District: All schools will remain open on Friday.
• Berkeley Unified School District: All schools will be open on Thursday, according to the district.
• Castro Valley Unified School District: All schools will be open on Thursday, with a contingency plan in case the district has to close schools due to a power shutoff.
• Fremont Unified School District: All schools will be open on Thursday, according to the district.
• Hayward Unified School District: All schools are expected to remain open on Thursday.
• New Haven Unified School District: All schools will be open Friday.
• Oakland Unified School District: All OUSD Schools will be open on Friday.
• Orinda Union School District: All schools open and on a regular schedule Thursday.
• San Leandro Unified School District: All schools open on Thursday.
• San Ramon Valley Unified School District: All schools open Thursday.
• West Contra Costa Unified School District: All schools will be open on Friday.

Colleges & Universities:

• Mills College: Open Friday.
• UC Berkeley: The university canceled classes on Friday, with students, faculty and staff being advised to avoid campus.

South Bay & Peninsula

K-12 Schools:

• Alum Rock Union School District: All 19 schools will be open Friday.
• Campbell Union High School District: The district announced no Campbell Union High School District schools are expected to be impacted by the power shutoff and all schools will remain open.
• Oak Grove Elementary School District: No OGSD schools are currently impacted, according to the district, and schools and offices will remain open and follow regular schedule in the event of a power shutoff.
• San Jose Unified School District: All schools were open Wednesday and Thursday despite any potential shutoffs, officials told parents.
• Santa Cruz City Schools: All schools are open. Only two schools, Soquel High and Westlake Elementary, are located in the area at risk. Generators and food services are ready in case of a power shutoff on Thursday.