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Carroll County will be near the totality zone for the total eclipse on April 8. As a result, students will be dismissed from school early. The Carroll County Board of Education approved the early release at its meeting last night.

Principals at all of the schools were polled and the majority preferred an early release to a complete day off school. Some schools have eclipse activities planned and did not want their students to miss those experiences. Students at the Carroll County Child Development Center will be released at noon while all others will be released at 1 p.m.

Carroll County will be within the totality of the eclipse at 2:58 p.m. according to Mark Willhoite, director of pupil personnel/chief operations officer. This would mean students would be on school buses and be at risk of damaging their eyes because they would be tempted to look out the windows when the moon eclipses the sun.

According to NASA, looking at the sun can cause immediate damage to a personā€™s eyes. The eclipse must be viewed through eclipse glasses or a handheld solar viewer. This article from NASA explains safety details for properly viewing the eclipse. https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/safety/

ā€œWe can avoid the totality of the eclipse and our kids can get home safe,ā€ Willhoite said. He noted that Carrollton is at 99.38% totality in the eclipse zone so it will be dark outside.

This is a link to specific details about the eclipse in Carrollton. 

https://eclipse2024.org/eclipse-cities/city/17138.html?searchqry=Carrollton+Kentucky%2C+USA



El condado de Carroll estarĆ” cerca de la zona de totalidad para el eclipse total el 8 de abril. Como resultado, los estudiantes saldrĆ”n temprano de la escuela. La Junta de EducaciĆ³n del Condado de Carroll aprobĆ³ la salida anticipada en su reuniĆ³n de esta noche.

Se encuestĆ³ a los directores de todas las escuelas y la mayorĆ­a prefiriĆ³ una salida temprana a un dĆ­a libre completo de clases. Algunas escuelas tienen planeadas actividades de eclipse y no querĆ­an que sus estudiantes se perdieran esas experiencias. Los estudiantes del Centro de Desarrollo Infantil del Condado de Carroll saldrĆ”n al mediodĆ­a (12:00 P.M.), mientras que todos los demĆ”s saldrĆ”n a la 1 p.m.

El condado de Carroll estarĆ” dentro de la totalidad del eclipse a las 2:58 p.m. segĆŗn Mark Willhoite, director de personal estudiantil/director de operaciones. Esto significarĆ­a que los estudiantes estarĆ­an en autobuses escolares y correrĆ­an el riesgo de daƱarse los ojos porque estarĆ­an tentados a mirar por las ventanas cuando la luna eclipsa al sol.

SegĆŗn la NASA, mirar al sol puede causar daƱo inmediato a los ojos de una persona. El eclipse debe verse a travĆ©s de gafas para eclipses o un visor solar portĆ”til. Este artĆ­culo de la NASA explica los detalles de seguridad para ver correctamente el eclipse.

https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/safety/

"Podemos evitar la totalidad del eclipse y nuestros hijos pueden llegar sanos y salvos a casa", dijo Willhoite. SeƱalĆ³ que Carrollton se encuentra en un 99,38% de totalidad en la zona del eclipse, por lo que afuera estarĆ” oscuro.

Este es un enlace a detalles especĆ­ficos sobre el eclipse en Carrollton.

https://eclipse2024.org/eclipse-cities/city/17138.html?searchqry=Carrollton+Kentucky%2C+USA