The Glendale Unified School District schools in the La Crescenta area that are served by Southern California Edison are prepared to continue in the face of possible rolling blackouts during the current energy crisis. It is the District's understanding that should such a blackout occur, it would be for only one or two hours on any given day. The schools that could be affected are La Crescenta, Monte Vista, and Mountain Avenue Elementary Schools, Rosemont Middle School, Crescenta Valley High School and Cloud Pre-School. The other schools in the District are served by Glendale Water and Power, which is not currently expecting any need for power disruption. Should such a blackout occur, and the electrical service to a school were to be disrupted, the prime consideration would be the safety of students.
Plans are to maintain school operations underway.
For instance, the Food Services Department is prepared to continue operations, and classroom instruction would continue. Facility and Support Operations staff have been briefed and will be prepared to respond to a school or schools with support or assistance as needed. Sending students home would not initially be an option. Dr. Stephen Hodgson, Assistant Superintendent for Business Services can be contacted for further information.