Wichita, Maize public schools out Friday due to storm-related power outages

Classes for Wichita public school students were canceled Friday because of power outages caused by an overnight storm, according to an e-mail from district officials.

All employees are being instructed to report to their buildings at their regularly scheduled time.

Maize public schools are also out for students and employees.

Maize district spokeswoman Lori O’Toole Buselt said the city of Maize was without power Friday morning, as well as parts of the Fox Ridge subdivision.

The Maize district’s radios, phones and servers were all down, so the district was operating on emergency generators, Buselt said.

“Without those phones and servers, we have no way of communicating with our buildings,” she said. Maize teachers were not ordered to report to work.

Goddard schools were scheduled to have classes out already for an in-service day. With power on at Goddard High School, that is still on schedule.

Mulvane and Valley Center schools were also scheduled for an in-service day. Andover students and teachers were scheduled to be off for a conference release day. Wichita Catholic schools were out for Good Friday.

The National Center for Aviation Training canceled classes at its North Webb campus.

Wichita State announced that classes and activities are being held as scheduled.

A storm with high winds and hail swept through the Wichita area late Thursday and early Friday.

According to the Wichita district e-mail, decisions about activities scheduled for Friday evening will be made after crews evaluate the power situation.

This story was originally published April 3, 2015 at 6:13 AM with the headline "Wichita, Maize public schools out Friday due to storm-related power outages."