Two elementary schools in Saddleback Valley Unified will be closed Tuesday.
All instruction at Robinson and Trabuco elementary schools, before and after school care, and other activities are canceled for Tuesday, the district said on its website. The two schools plan to resume normal operations on Wednesday “contingent on further guidance” from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department and the Orange County Fire Authority.
Robinson and Trabuco are two of three schools in SVUSD with addresses in Trabuco Canyon, the third being Portola Hills Elementary School, a bit northwest of the other two. A district spokesperson was not immediately available Monday evening.
Schools in nearby Capistrano Unified School District and Irvine Unified School District — on either side of Saddleback Valley Unified — plan to remain open, as of Monday evening.
Aidan Thomas wears a Smokey Bear t-shirt as he watches smoke from the Airport Fire rise behind Meander Lane in Trabuco Canyon, CA, on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Firefighters battle the Airport fire in Trabuco Canyon on Monday; the blaze grew substantially overnight. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
An airplane drops retardent on the Airport Fire in Trabuco Canyon, CA, on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A woman takes horses to safety past a police barricade on Traduce Canyon Road in Trabuco Canyon, CA on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. Firefighters were battling the Airport Fire. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Frank Choi sits in front of his house as smoke from the Airport Fire rises behind Meander Lane in Trabuco Canyon, CA, on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Sherry Fankhauser chats with a firefighter as smoke from the Airport Fire rises behind Meander Lane in Trabuco Canyon, CA, on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Steve Sergi prepares to evacuate his house on Vista Drive in Trabuco Canyon, CA on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024 as firefighters battled the Airport Fire in the hills near his house. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Firefighters battle the Airport Fire along Trabuco Creek Road in Trabuco Canyon, CA, on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Firefighters battle the Airport Fire along Trabuco Creek Road in Trabuco Canyon, CA, on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Firefighters battle the Airport Fire along Trabuco Creek Road in Trabuco Canyon, CA, on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The Airport Fire heads across Santiago Peak in Trabuco Canyon, CA, on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Firefighters battle the Airport Fire along Trabuco Creek Road in Trabuco Canyon, CA, on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Smoke billows from Airport Fire as seen from Hidden Ridge community in Trabuco Canyon, CA, on Sept.9, 2024. (Photo by Jonathan Lansner/SCNG)
Firefighters battle the Airport Fire along Trabuco Creek Road in Trabuco Canyon, CA, on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Firefighters battle the Airport Fire along Trabuco Creek Road in Trabuco Canyon, CA, on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Firefighters battle the Airport Fire along Trabuco Creek Road in Trabuco Canyon, CA, on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Firefighters battle the Airport Fire along Trabuco Creek Road in Trabuco Canyon, CA, on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Smoke from the Airport Fire rises behind Meander Lane in Trabuco Canyon, CA, on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A dead mouse lays in the dirt as firefighters battle the Airport Fire along Trabuco Creek Road in Trabuco Canyon, CA, on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Jake Spillane, left, his father, Jim Spillane, center, and mother, Lori Spillane, sit in their garage with suitcases, ready to evacuate, as they watch smoke from the Airport Fire rise behind Meander Lane in Trabuco Canyon, CA, on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Firefighters battle the Airport Fire along Trabuco Creek Road in Trabuco Canyon, CA, on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Firefighters battle the Airport Fire along Trabuco Creek Road in Trabuco Canyon, CA, on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Firefighters battle the Airport Fire along Trabuco Creek Road in Trabuco Canyon, CA, on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Firefighters battle the Airport Fire along Trabuco Creek Road in Trabuco Canyon, CA, on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Firefighters battle the Airport Fire along Trabuco Creek Road in Trabuco Canyon, CA, on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Aidan Thomas wears a Smokey Bear t-shirt as he watches smoke from the Airport Fire rise behind Meander Lane in Trabuco Canyon, CA, on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
IUSD spokesperson Annie Brown said the fire is causing smoke in the area but district schools “are not in danger.” Schools will adjust outdoor activities based on air quality standards to ensure student safety, she said.
Capistrano Unified, in south Orange County, does not have any plans to modify Tuesday’s school schedule, said spokesperson Ryan Burris.
“We are monitoring the fire for air quality and any impacts to schools,” he said. “We will keep our families informed if anything changes.”
Orange Unified, which serves students mainly in Anaheim and Orange, also plans to open all schools tomorrow but modify outdoor activities due to high temperatures and poor air quality, said spokesperson Hana Brake.
In Riverside County, Lake Elsinore Unified School District closed all schools Tuesday, including “the before and after-school programs, athletic events and extra-curricular activities,” according to the district website.
Corona-Norco Unified has closed three elementary schools Tuesday. Wilson, Temescal Valley, and Todd elementary schools will all be closed, the district posted on Facebook.
For the CNUSD schools that will be in session, “inclement weather protocols” will be in place. “All students will be kept indoors for the entire day except for passing periods,” the district says, and all outdoor activities and outdoor athletics are canceled.
Evacuation orders and warnings were issued for areas near Rose Canyon Road, Trabuco Creek Road, Trabuco Canyon Road, Trabuco Oaks Drive, Joplin Loop and Cook’s Corner, and residents along Meander Lane and in the Robinson Ranch community were also ordered to evacuate.
Staff writers Hunter Lee and Jonathan Horwitz contributed to this report.
