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9 Oakland Schools Closed Thursday: List
List: the closed schools are — Fruitvale, Grass Valley, Montclair, Sequoia and Howard elementary schools, Elmhurst United Middle School...
OAKLAND, CA — Oakland Unified School District officials said they will close nine schools on Thursday due to the Public Safety Power Shutoff that's expected to begin at 8 p.m. on Wednesday in the East Bay.
PG&E's power shutoff is aimed at preventing the sparking of a wildfire from its equipment.
Only one school, Skyline High School in the Oakland hills, was closed on Wednesday.
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Skyline will remain closed on Thursday.
The other schools that will be closed on Thursday are Fruitvale, Grass Valley, Montclair, Sequoia and Howard elementary schools, Elmhurst United Middle School, Rudsdale Continuation High School and Sojourner Truth Independent Study.
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The school district's 74 other schools will remain open on Thursday.
— Bay City News