No excuses, Seattle kids, stay in school.<\/p>\n
As the Emerald City prepares to celebrate its Super Bowl LX-champion Seattle Seahawks with Wednesday’s championship parade, the Seattle Public Schools District announced Monday that its schools will remain open and “parade attendance will not be considered an excused absence.”<\/p>\n
“As the city plans celebrations, including a victory parade planned for Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 10 a.m., we want families to know that Seattle Public Schools will remain open with the normal early-release Wednesday schedule,” the district’s release read, in part<\/a>, signed by the SPS chief operating officer, Fred Podesta.<\/p>\n Seattle Public Schools includes elementary, K-8, middle schools and high schools with the Wednesday early release ranging from 1:10 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., according to the district website’s bell schedules page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Skipping class will be recorded as an “unexcused absence,” with Podesta underscoring that keeping schools open is crucial for students maintaining “stability, safety, and continuity.”<\/p>\n In each of the past<\/a> three<\/a> years<\/a>, multiple schools and districts were closed on Super Bowl parade days for the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs.<\/p>\n Seattle defeated<\/a> the New England Patriots, 29-13, on Sunday in Santa Clara, California, to win the franchise’s second Super Bowl with running back Kenneth Walker III<\/a> voted Super Bowl MVP<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Seahawks World Champions Parade will take place at 10 a.m. PT Wednesday.<\/p>\n It’s set to start with a trophy celebration at Lumen Field, followed by a parade along 4th Ave. in downtown Seattle at 11 a.m.<\/p>\n The Lumen Field event open to the public and free, but tickets<\/a> are required.<\/p>\n