Tampa Bay area officials announced schools would be closing due to Hurricane Milton. The following is the most up-to-date information about school closures.
Citrus County
- All schools are closed Tuesday, October 8, through Friday, Oct. 11.
- All after-school extracurricular activities canceled Tuesday and Wednesday.
DeSoto County
- All schools will be closed through Friday, October 11.
Hardee County
- All schools will be closed through Friday, October 11.
Hernando County
- All Hernando schools will closed through Friday, October 11.
- All before and after-school care services will be suspended and all after-school and athletics events are canceled during that time.
Highlands County
- All schools will be closed through Friday, October 11
Hillsborough County
- All public schools and district offices will be closed through Friday, October 11.
- All sports and school activities scheduled for those dates are canceled.
Manatee County
- Manatee County schools will be closed through Friday, October 11.
- All activities, including athletics, are canceled through Wednesday.
Pasco County
- All public schools and district offices will be closed through Friday, October 11.
- All sports and school activities scheduled for those dates are canceled.
Pinellas County
- All public schools and district offices will be closed through Friday, October 11.
- All sports and school activities scheduled for those dates are canceled.
Polk County
- All Polk County schools will be closed through Friday, October 11.
Sarasota County
- All traditional Sarasota County public schools will be closed through Friday, October 11.
Private Schools
- The Diocese of St. Petersburg announced the closure of all its Catholic Schools and Early Childhood Centers through Wednesday, October 9.
- This encompasses Catholic schools in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Hernando, and Citrus counties.
Colleges and Universities
- St. Petersburg College closed its campus through Thursday, October 10.
- The University of South Florida (USF) closed its campus through Thursday, October 10.
- The University of Tampa closed its campus through through Wednesday, October 9.
- Florida Polytechnic University closed its campus through Thursday, October 10.
- Polk State College and its collegiate high school offices closed its campus through Thursday, October 10. Remote classes may be continued to be held on Tuesday, October 8.
- Saint Leo University is closing its University Campus, Tampa Education Center and Center for Adult Learning campuses for students through Thursday, October 10.
- Pasco-Hernando State College operations closed its campus through Friday, October 11.
- Eckerd College, which went to virtual classes following Hurricane Helene, canceled all academic instruction starting Monday, October 7 and until further notice.
