Instruction to end at 12 p.m. Tuesday to prepare for Hurricane Laura -  La Porte Independent School District will close at 12 p.m. today so that staff members may prepare for Hurricane Laura, which is forecast to impact the greater Houston area as early as Wednesday.  All district operations, including virtual instruction and extracurricular activities are suspended through at least Thursday.  

“The safety and security of our stakeholders is paramount, and forecasts increasingly have us being affected by the storm,” said Dr. Walter Jackson, La Porte ISD superintendent of schools. “Our early dismissal [of staff] and suspension of instruction and extracurricular activities allow our families the necessary time to prepare for Laura’s arrival.” 

Jackson said he is hopeful that normal activities can resume on Friday, at which time staff and students will pick up where they left off.  

La Porte ISD will continue to communicate as necessary via School Messenger (all-calls), Twitter, and at lpisd.org.  

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Adam J. Holland
Director, Communications and Community Relations
281-604-7003