All Monroe County school districts closed for eclipse day

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — All Monroe County schools are closed on Monday, April 8 for the total solar eclipse, which is coming after most schools were off from spring break.

The Brighton Central School District was the final school district to announce that it would close for the full day. Brighton said it would join other districts in closing to “allow for families to be together on this day, including our staff and their families.”

News10NBC is Rochester’s Eclipse Headquarters. You can see our complete eclipse coverage here and a list of more eclipse viewing parties here. The skies will start to darken in the Rochester area around 2:07 p.m. Totality will begin at 3:20 p.m. and will last for 3 minutes and 38 seconds in the city.