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CBS News
12-02-2025
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Malibu schools closed Thursday, possibly Friday due to powerful rainstorm
All schools in Malibu will be closed on Thursday — and possibly Friday — due to the potential implications that could come with the powerful rainstorm closing in on Southern California. "With ongoing and planned road closures we have made the difficult decision to have all four Malibu schools closed on Thursday, Feb. 13 and possibly Friday, Feb. 14, includes Webster Elementary, Malibu Elementary, Malibu Middle and Malibu High schools," said a statement from Dr. Antonio Shelton, the Santa Monica - Malibu Unified School District Superintendent. Because of the rain, which could create a significant risk of mudslides and debris flows near both the Franklin Fire and Palisades Fire burn scars, authorities have preemptively closed Malibu Canyon Road starting early Thursday morning. The closure lasts through 6 p.m. Friday evening. "This, along with the ongoing closures of Pacific Coast Highway ... and Topanga Canyon, make it unsafe for our staff to get to our Malibu schools and impossible for our school buses to get to school," the statement said. "Road travel in and around the area is predicted to be unsafe." Further instruction on whether schools will be closed on Friday will be shared at on Thursday. Rain began falling on Wednesday morning in the area, but heaviest precipitation is not expected until Thursday. As such, a flash flood warning has been issued for the area because of the potential debris flows and excessive rain beginning Thursday at 1 p.m., lasting through 4 a.m. on Friday. "We understand the disappointment felt by our families, students and staff following so many closures in the last two months. Our decisions are made based on the safety of our students and staff, as we continue to monitor this storm and its aftermath," the statement said.
CBS News
27-01-2025
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Malibu schools closed Monday due to unsafe roads, mudflows in Palisades Fire burn area
All Malibu-area schools will be closed on Monday due to the risk posed by unsafe road condition in the area following heavy rain near the Palisades Fire burn scar. The decision was announced late Sunday evening in a letter sent to students and staff from Dr. Antonio Shelton, the Superintendent of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, and Mr. Isaac Burgess, the executive director of Malibu Pathway & Secondary Schools. "We have been in communication with the City of Malibu, the Los Hills Sheriff's Captain, Supervisor Lindsay Horvath's office and the Los Angeles County Public Works Department, throughout the day and based on their updates and warnings regarding roads, and mudflow issues and continued rain, the decision was made to close schools tomorrow with the safety of students and staff as our top priority," the letter said. Monday's closure includes Webster Elementary School and the Malibu Elementary, Middle and High Schools. "We are as disappointed as you are in this outcome following our discussions with local partners today," officials said. Just before the message was sent to the community, Caltrans and California Highway Patrol issued a series of road closures in the surrounding area of the Palisades Fire burn scar due to mudflows that blocked roadways, including Palisades Drive and Topanga Canyon Boulevard. School officials say that they plan to continue monitoring the situation to determine what their plans are for Tuesday's school day.
