Safety priority when considering closing school

WEST BATON ROUGE - Several school systems and universities across the area have canceled class Friday. Ascension, Livingston, Saint Helena, Tangipahoa, East Feliciana and Saint James Parish public schools are all closed.East Baton Rouge Parish is closed, but the closure was already scheduled as a workshop day for teachers. BRCC, Southeastern and Southern have canceled class Friday, too.The decision to cancel relies heavily on the safety of students and staff that have to travel to a specific loc