It was a dream come true for Philadelphia’s children when the eagles climbed a Super Bowl victory on Sunday against Kansas City leaders. Now they get a second desire given: one day from school to celebrate with the champions at the city’s Super Bowl parade.
The Philadelphia school district said on Tuesday that it will close all its schools on Friday, releasing about 200,000 students to participate in what is expected to be a multitude of millions of flooding the city streets. Nearly 20,000 members of the school staff will also take the day.
“We look forward to celebrating the Eagles victory as a community,” the area announced, in what could be an official way to say, “Go Birds!”
The parade will travel to Center City, starting at 11am. At Lincoln Financial Field, heading north to the Town Hall and ends with the Philadelphia Museum of Art, according to the map of the city.
Parents are facing the decision to bring their children to a parade that could include, in some departments, to stand on the shoulder on the shoulder with strangers at temperatures expected to hover in the 1930s. Others could choose to make an improvised vacation, as Philadelphia schools will also close on Monday for Presidents’ Day, giving students a four -day weekend.
Social media were immersed with views and recommendations on the parade, ranging from optimists who hold Airbnbs near the stadium to careful parents who advise others to leave their children at home with a sitter.
Philadelphia public security employees issued some precautions for parents who planned to bring the children to the parade: Make sure they wear bright colors. Take a photo of them before you leave. And write their phone number on a bracelet, their wrist or a piece of paper in their pocket if the child and the parent are separated.
Other educational institutions around Philadelphia jumped to Bandwagon: Temple University and the nearby school districts such as the Gloucester City school district, in South Jersey and the Ridley school district, in Delaware County, all canceled courses. The Archdiocese of Philadelphia Schools, which oversees Catholic schools in the city and suburbs, also announced that gymnasiums, parish and regional elementary schools would close.
Transit officials said there would be a limited train service starting early in the morning and congested on the streets due to the closure of the road. City officials also said that government offices, day centers and city courts would also close.
The timetable of the parade, falling on Valentine’s Day, drew some owners from restaurant and flower shop owners in the city, some of whom complained that the parade would affect their dinner service and traditions. Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker tried to calm these concerns at a press conference on Tuesday.
“To everyone in the community of our restaurants, we want you to know that we will be prepared,” he told reporters. “Nothing will interfere with restaurant reservations there that night. We will do well before you appear for dinner. So don’t dare to touch any of these reservations.”
The Philadelphia school district also ended in 2018 to celebrate the first victory of the Eagles Super Bowl against the Patriots of New England.
The schools were closed during last year Super Bowl Parade, in Kansas City, Mo. after Kansas City won 49ers against San Francisco. A shooting at this parade left a person dead and about two dozen others were injured, including nine children.
