{"id":3833,"date":"2026-08-17T18:34:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T18:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=3833"},"modified":"2026-08-17T18:34:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T18:34:44","slug":"2-cherry-creek-schools-closed-after-flooding-from-severe-weekend-storms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=3833","title":{"rendered":"2 Cherry Creek schools closed after flooding from severe weekend storms"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><strong>Getting your Trinity Audio player ready&#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Cherry Creek School District closed at least two schools in Aurora on Monday after severe weekend storms flooded the buildings.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=3832\">Congo\u2019s fast-moving Ebola outbreak becomes the country\u2019s worst with over 2,300 dead<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Highline Community Elementary School and Overland High School each posted messages on their respective school websites warning of the flooding-fueled closures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe flooding has impacted multiple areas of the school, and crews are working to address the damage,\u201d school district officials wrote on Overland High School\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<p>Highline Community Elementary School officials said the building was closed Monday for staff to thoroughly clean and sanitize.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=3830\">Lake Powell hits record low, threatening key water and electricity supply for millions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe recognize the challenges this may create for families and truly appreciate your patience and understanding as we prepare Highline to safely welcome our students,\u201d Highline officials wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Both schools will be fully closed on Monday. Limited students \u2014 first and second graders at Highline and ninth graders at Overland \u2014 will return Tuesday, and classes will resume for all students on Wednesday, according to the school district.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story and may be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=3828\">Watch live: Opening statements have begun at trial in Tupac Shakur\u2019s 1996 killing in Las Vegas<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cherry Creek School District closed Highline Community Elementary School and Overland High School in Aurora after severe storms flooded the buildings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3356,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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