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In order to help match school needs to offers of assistance we have created the Hurricane Katrina Help and Support site. The site contains information on ways to find assistance and offers several avenues for providing assistance.

Please check the site often. More information is being added as it becomes available.

For more information:
Hurricane Katrina
Recovery Hotline
1-866-856-2213
(8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)

Mississippi Public Schools Affected by Hurricane Katrina
Proposed Opening Dates
(As of 1:00 p.m., October 20, 2005)

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School District Name
Opening Date

Amite County School District

Monday, September 12, 2005

Bay St. Louis-Waveland School District

Teachers - Tuesday, November 1, 2005
Students - Monday, November 7, 2005

Biloxi Public School District

Monday, September 26, 2005

Brookhaven School District

Monday, September 12, 2005

Canton School District

Thursday, September 8, 2005

Clinton Public School District

Thursday, September 8, 2005

Columbia School District

Wednesday, September 14, 2005

East Jasper School District

Monday, September 12, 2005

Forrest County AHS

Friday, September 23, 2005

Forrest County School District
Monday, September 19, 2005

George County School District

Wednesday, September 14, 2005

Gulfport School District

 
--Gulfport High School Monday, September 26, 2005

--All other Gulfport schools

Monday, October 3, 2005

Hancock County School District

Friday, October 14, 2005

  --All employees, including teachers and faculty report October 12 for assignments. Call 228-255-0376 for more information.

Harrison County School District

Monday, October 3, 2005

Hattiesburg Public School District

Monday, September 19, 2005

Hinds County School District

Thursday, September 8, 2005

Jackson Public Schools

Thursday, September 8, 2005

Jackson County School District Monday, October 3, 2005

 

--Teachers return September 26

Jefferson Davis County School District

Tuesday, September 20, 2005

Jones County School District Monday, September 19, 2005

Lamar County School District

Monday, September 19, except for the following schools

--Purvis High School --Monday, September 26, 2005
--Purvis Middle School --Monday, September 26, 2005
--Purvis Elementary School --Monday, September 26, 2005
Laurel School District Monday, September 12, 2005

Lawrence County School District

Monday, September 12, 2005

Long Beach School District

Monday, October 3, 2005

Madison County School District

Thursday, September 8, 2005
Marion County School District Wednesday, September 14, 2005 (all students)

 

--Teachers report September 12-13
  --New students register September 13
  --Buses begin running September 14

McComb School District

Monday, September 12, 2005

Moss Point School District

Monday, September 26, 2005

Mississippi School for the Blind

Monday, September 12, 2005

Mississippi School for the Deaf

Monday, September 12, 2005

Ocean Springs School District

Monday, September 26, 2005

Pascagoula School District Thursday, October 6, 2005

 

--Teachers return October 3, 2005

Pass Christian School District

 
--Elementary Schools Monday, October 10, 2005
--Middle and High Schools Monday, October 17, 2005
 

Students may register between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. at DeLisle Elementary School. Temporary central office telephone: 228-255-0921 or 228-255-7119 (Because these are singe line phones, please have patience if you receive a busy signal or the call goes unanswered.)

Pearl Public School District

Thursday, September 8, 2005

Pearl River County School District

Monday, September 19, 2005

Perry County School District

Monday, September 19, 2005

Petal School District

Monday, September 19, 2005

Picayune School District

Monday, September 19, 2005
  --Teachers report on September 12
  --Students register September 14-15

Poplarville School District

Monday, September 19, 2005

Quitman Consolidated (Clarke County)

Monday, September 12, 2005

Rankin County School District

Thursday, September 8, 2005

Richton School District Monday, September 19, 2005

Shaw School District

Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Stone County School District

Monday, September 19, 2005

Walthall County School District Monday, September 19, 2005

West Jasper School District

Tuesday, September 13, 2005