Bad weather “Barbara” has arrived in Crete – Which schools will be closed on Monday

by

With bad weather hitting the island, most schools will be closed due to the extreme weather.

Crete is “hit” by the bad weather “Barbara” which brings polar cold, rains, storms and snow in the mountains and semi-mountains.

For this reason, schools in Crete will remain closed tomorrow.

Specifically:

Heraklion Regional Unit:

Municipality of Heraklion: The Municipality of Heraklion informs the citizens that due to the weather conditions and by decision of the Deputy Mayor of Education, all the schools of the Municipality will remain closed on Monday, February 6. The municipal kindergartens of the Municipality of Heraklion are also closed.

Municipality of Hersonissos: All schools, public and private, of Primary and Secondary education as well as daycare centers (public and private) in the Municipality of Hersonissos will remain closed tomorrow, February 6. The courses will be held via distance learning via webex. Regarding the operation of the schools for Tuesday, February 7, a new announcement will be issued after the latest meteorological data has been evaluated.

Municipality of Malevizi: All primary and secondary schools in Malevizi will remain closed tomorrow, Monday, February 6, 2023, as well as the municipal and private kindergartens and nursery schools KDAP and KDAP-MEA.

Municipality of Minoa Pediados: The Municipality of Minoa Pediada announces the non-operation of the primary and secondary schools as well as the nurseries and kindergartens of the Municipality, for Monday, February 6, 2023, due to the adverse weather conditions prevailing in the area (cold, frost), in combination with the dangerousness/slippery of the municipal and regional road arteries and given that the strong phenomena are expected to intensify in the next hours, according to the relevant meteorological forecasts.

Municipality of Gortyna: By decision of the Mayor of Gortyna, Lefteris Kokolakis, all the schools of the Municipality of Gortyna (Nursery – Kindergartens, Kindergartens, Primary, Gymnasium, High School) will remain closed on Monday, February 6, 2023 due to severe weather conditions, frost and the danger to movement of students and teachers. There will be an update in the next few days.

Lasithi Regional Unit:

Municipality of Lasithi Plateau: The Mayor of Oropedi Lasithi, Yiannis Stefanakis, announced that “the operation of all Primary and Secondary Education units as well as the Children’s – Nursery School, of the Municipality, is suspended for Monday 06 February 2023 and Tuesday 07 February 2023”

Municipality of Agios Nikolaos: According to an announcement by the Municipality of Agios Nikolaos, due to the weather conditions, the Krousta One-Seater Primary School will remain closed tomorrow. The rest of the Municipality’s schools, until further notice, will operate normally.

Rethymno Regional Unit:

Municipality of Anogeia: The Municipality of Anogeia informs that tomorrow, Monday, February 6, 2023, all school units and the kindergarten will remain closed due to the snow and low temperatures.

Municipality of Mylopotamos: In the Municipality of Mylopotamos, the mayor Dimitris Kokkinos decided to remain closed for two days, Monday and Tuesday, the schools in both municipal units, Kouloukona and Geropotamos.

Municipality of Amari: The mayor of Amari Pantelis Mourtzanos announced the closure of the Primary and Secondary schools of the Municipality of Amari.

Chania Regional Unit:

Municipality of Chania: By decision of the Mayor of Chania, Panagiotis Simandirakis, the operation of the Katochori Primary School (Kerameion) and Kerameion Kindergarten is suspended for tomorrow, February 6, 2023, due to the adverse weather conditions prevailing in the Kerameion area and making it difficult for students and teachers to travel.

Municipality of Kantanou – Selino: With the consent of the Deputy Mayors of the Municipality, the suspension of the Primary and Secondary Education schools (Kindergartens, Elementary, Gymnasiums, Paleochora High School and EPAL Kantanou), as well as the Municipal Daycare Centers, on Monday 06 February 2023.

Municipality of Kissamos: The Municipality of Kissamos announces that, tomorrow, Monday, February 6, the Kindergarten and Primary School of Elos will remain closed for precautionary reasons, due to the severe weather phenomena that are expected to occur in the next few hours in the mainly mountainous areas of our Municipality.

Municipality of Platanias: The Municipality of Platanias informs that, due to the extreme adverse weather conditions due to the bad weather ‘Barbara’, for tomorrow, Monday, February 6, the Kindergarten and the primary school of Skine Fourne will remain closed.

You May Also Like

Recommended for you