UPDATE: More Schools Announce They’ll Close Wednesday For “A Day Without a Woman”

Maria Leaf

WMAL.com

The Prince George’s County Public Schools is the latest district to announce it’ll be closed on Wednesday for “A Day Without A Woman”.

Dr. Kevin Maxwell, the Chief Executive Officer says the decision was made after 1,700 teachers and 30 percent of the transportation staff requested leave. He says based on policies, the district and board of education have no political stance on the matter.

REPOST! Schools Closed Wednesday, March 8 for "A Day Without a Woman" pic.twitter.com/4h5kd6fctX

— PGCPS (@pgcps) March 8, 2017

Earlier Tuesday, it was announced that Center City Public Charter Schools, which operates six schools throughout Washington, DC has announced it will not hold classes as previously scheduled on Wednesday.

A statement on Twitter says it’s also due to “the large number of staff requests for time off to participate in A Day Without A Woman.”

The central office will be open at 10am with a limited staff, according to the tweet.

Center City PCS will be closed Wed. March 8 due to the large number of staff requests for time off to participate in A Day Without A Woman. pic.twitter.com/3WkUiCXYEm

— CenterCityPCS (@CenterCityPCS) March 7, 2017

Earlier this week, the Alexandria City Public Schools announced it would close for the day after more than 300 staff members requested the day off.

Montgomery County Public Schools tell WMAL they are continuing to monitor the situation, but as of Tuesday night were still planning to hold classes as scheduled.