STARKE, Fla. – A citywide water outage has forced the closure of all schools Friday inside the Starke city limits and prompted a boil water notice, county officials said.
The closures include Bradford Elementary, Starke Elementary, Bradford Middle, Bradford High and PK Rainbow Center.
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Lawtey Elementary School will have normal classes on Friday, the school district said.
Any students who have already been picked up by bus for schools in Starke will be held at their school until an adult on their designated check-out list can come get them.
“We are sorry for the inconvenience, but this is in the best interest of students and staff as we have no way of knowing when water will be back on,” the district wrote in a social media post. “Have a great weekend, and we will see all students back Monday morning.”
The city of Starke also issued a boil water notice because of the system-wide water outage.
The city said crews are working to restore water service, but it’s unclear how long that will take.
As a precaution, the city is advising residents that all water used for drinking, cooking, making ice, brushing teeth, or washing dishes be boiled.
A rolling boil of one minute is sufficient. As an alternative, bottled water may be used.
The precautionary boil water notice will remain in effect until a bacteriological survey shows the water is safe to drink.
If you have any questions, contact the City Manager’s Office at 904-368-1333.