Schools cancel classes for Chiefs’ victory parade

The Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools and Kansas City Kansas Community College have canceled classes on Wednesday to allow students and employees to attend the Chiefs’ victory parade and rally.

There will be no school on Wednesday, Feb. 5, according to a KCKPS social media post.

KCKCC also has announced that all its locations will be closed Wednesday, Feb. 5, to celebrate the Chiefs’ Super Bowl win. KCKCC will hold its previously scheduled basketball games against Johnson County Community College Wednesday night as well as Academic Success Night. The women’s basketball will be at 5:30 p.m. and the men’s game at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

The Piper, Turner and Bonner Springs school districts also have announced there will be no school on Wednesday, for the Chiefs’ celebration.

The Kansas City, Kansas, Public Library also has announced it will be closed Wednesday for the Chiefs’ victory celebration. The due dates for all library materials that were originally due on Wednesday will be moved to the next day.

The Chiefs Kingdom Champions Parade will be held at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. A victory rally will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Union Station, with the nearby World War I Museum allowing visitors on the north lawn.

Public consumption of alcoholic beverages will not be allowed in the parade and the celebration. A parade website will have more information on parade details, at https://www.sportkc.org/chiefsparade.