INDIANAPOLIS — A Marion County school district has announced plans to cancel classes on April 8, 2024 — the day Indianapolis is in the path of a total solar eclipse.
(Note: The attached video is a previous 13News report about the eclipse.)
On Monday, Pike Township Schools said in a social media post that students and staff won't attend classes next Monday, April 8. Instead, Friday March 29 — a previously scheduled "flex day" — will now be an in-session day, the district said.
Pike cited "safety concerns related to the long total solar eclipse" during school dismissal in announcing the change.
The 2024 Great North American Eclipse is the biggest astronomical event around Indianapolis in 819 years and the first total solar eclipse in the United States since 2017.
Tourism officials in Indianapolis and other cities in the "path of totality" have been planning for an expected flood of visitors. If you don't have an ideal view from where you live, there will be plenty of places to watch and celebrate the eclipse. Click on the locations below for more information: