And all after school activities are cancelled. FWIW I live in NC where the eclipse will only be partial.
There was a full eclipse when I was a kid once. We were told about it in school and told not to look at the sun. We made boxes with holes so we could view it backwards by seeing the light reflected in the box.
What am I missing here? What are the safety reasons for closing school?
What if the eclipse is the marker for all dormant terror cells in the US to go live? Schools would be high on the target list. Perhaps someone on your local school board has advance knowledge.
Seems far fetched but who knows.