ALACHUA COUNTY, FL (352today.com) – Even though Florida is not in the path of totality for Monday’s solar eclipse, we are expected to witness a partial eclipse.
Experts say it’s not safe to look at the eclipse without special glasses. They say even looking directly at a partial eclipse can damage your eyes.
That’s why Alachua County Public Schools (ACPS) are taking a number of precautions to protect students.
ACPS says schools will not hold outdoor activities between 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. on Monday, April 8. “After-school programs, physical education classes, band and sports practices and other activities will be held indoors, postponed or cancelled,” ACPS said in a release.
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The district says school will dismiss at regular times.
“If parents decide to keep their children at home or check them out of school early, those absences/early check-outs will be excused,” said ACPS.
ACPS says teachers, bus drivers and other school staff will remind students throughout the day not to look directly at the sun during the eclipse.
The district says these are the same precautions they followed during the solar eclipse in August 2017, which also fell on the afternoon of a school day.
The district has set up a website with more information, including safety tips.