Ferguson-area school district cancels classes next week

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A lone protestor with a peace sign runs downWest Florissant Avenue to escape tear gas and smoke bombs fired at demonstrators on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014 in Ferguson, Mo. (Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/MCT)

One school district on the east side of Ferguson, Mo. has cancelled classes early next week, in anticipation of potential security concerns that could arise if a grand jury doesn’t indict officer Darren Wilson for violating the law when he allegedly shot and killed Michael Brown.

According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Jennings School District has already cancelled class for Monday and Tuesday (with the remainder of the week off for the Thanksgiving holiday).

The decision didn’t stem from any revelation school officials received ahead of the expected announcement of the grand jury’s decision, according to the report. “With the heightened anxiety and activity, we thought it would be better for students and staff to extend the holiday at this point,” superintendent Tiffany Anderson told the Dispatch.

Other school districts may follow suit. “Jennings is the first of what could be several school districts to cancel school, giving students and staff a week-long Thanksgiving break,” the Dispatch wrote.

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