All LAUSD Schools To Close Friday As Deadly Fires Rage In City

LOS ANGELES — All Los Angeles Unified School District schools will remain closed Friday, the district announced as deadly fires continued to burn Thursday across the city and surrounding areas for the third day in a row.

At least seven schools were lost amid the flames, according to the Associated Press.

"The confluence of factors — wind, fire, and smoke — have created unpredictable, complex situations that present potentially unsafe conditions for our school communities," the district said in its announcement Thursday of the ongoing closures. "As the Los Angeles region continues responding to this unprecedented crisis, the health and safety of our students and employees are of the utmost importance."

There will be 16 sites offering student meal distribution from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Friday across the district.

For additional information about meals, and mental health and other resources being facilitated by the district, visit www.lausd.org/schoolupdates.

The following other Los Angeles County school districts and schools are reporting closures for Friday, according to the county office of education:

• Alhambra Unified School District
• Arcadia Unified School District
• Burbank Unified School District
• Culver City Unified School District
• Duarte Unified School District
• Glendale Unified School District
• La Canada Unified
• Los Angeles County Office of Education: Barry J. Nidorf and Campus Kilpatrick
• Pasadena Unified School District
• South Pasadena Unified School District.