Huntington Schools to Release Early for Eclipse

Students in at least one West Virginia county will be allowed to get out of school early to watch next week’s solar eclipse. The Herald-Dispatch reports that parents of Cabell County students will be allowed to pick them up up to one hour early next Monday as an excused absence. The county’s school system will operate on a regular schedule that day. About 90 percent of the sun will be covered in West Virginia. The eclipse will peak about 2:33 p.m. locally. That’s around the time most elementary schools in Cabell County begin dismissing for the day. Some schools have eclipse glasses for distribution to students.