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Public school students are excused from attendance on Monday. However, schools will be open, and reception in schools will be assured for students who do make their way in. No classes will be held, nor will they have to be caught up. This has been confirmed by the ministry. Teachers are however not excused from work.
The private secondary school Emile Metz has aligned itself to the public schools, wherein students are excused from attending school on Monday 10 February. They will, however, also remain open and provide reception for students. The same goes for the private schools ”Marie Consolatrice” in Esch-sur-Alzette, an Saint Anne in Ettelbruck.
The private school Fieldgen has communicated that pupils having signed up to voluntary activities are asked to attend schools. All others are excused from doing so.
Saint-Sophie has also aligned itself to the public schools, wherein students are excused from attending school on Monday. Reception is guaranteed for pupils.
Authorities have reported that following Meteolux’s warning as well as the message from the Ministry of Education to Luxembourgish public schools, pupils from Vauban School and the French Lycée of Luxembourg will also be excused from class tomorrow, as a precautionary measure. The establishments will remain open to assure reception to those pupils that do come. Teachers and other staff members will assure this reception service. School transport will not be taking place for pupils from primary schools.
St George’s International school will remain closed on Monday. Pupils are asked to stay at home, as communicated by Dr. Christian Barkei.
The International School of Luxembourg will remain closed tomorrow, Monday, 10th of February, following the red warning announced by Meteolux.
The European schools are also going to be closed on Monday, but assure parents that a childcare will be available for students who turn up nonetheless.
Pupils in Differdange are also excused from school on Monday.
The forest school and the Maison relais of the forest school in Dudelange will also remain closed on Monday. Pupils will be placed in the Brill School instead. A reception service for pupils from the Maison Relais will be provided in the Maison Relais Swimming Pool.
The Waldorf school in Limpersberd is closed on Monday.
School transport of TICE will not be assured on Monday. Hence, their buses will not be circulating. Students who nonetheless wish to make their way to school are encouraged to use regular public transport.
School buses of the Europeanschool will also not circulate on Monday.
The commune of Mondorf les bains communicates: school transport for primary school is cancelled. This is also true in Fischbach. All classes of the regional music school in Mondorf les bains are also cancelled. The nursery Spruffelmailchen will, however, remain open as usual. You are asked to place your bins in front of the door only tomorrow morning (10.02).
Note: This is true for many other schools as well, and we’ll update as we get more information. If unsure, contact your school as soon as possible for further information. It is unlikely that any penalty will be applied should students not attend school on Monday 10 February. It is also likely that transport is cancelled, but reception services are largely available.
Normal service has been announced in Steinsel, Roeser, Consdorf, Dippach, and Bascharage.
The city’s conservatory has cancelled all activities for Monday 10 February.
The UGDA music school has aligned itself to the communication of the ministry of education, and communicates that all classes and exams are cancelled on Monday; teachers are also excused.
Management of the north conservatory (Diekirch and Ettelbruck) communicates that on Monday, courses are all cancelled. Teachers are excused.
Management of the Echternach regional music school, communicated that on Monday all classes and exams are being cancelled. Teachers are excused.
Management of the conservatory in Esc-sur-Alzette h communicates, that on Monday all classes are cancelled. Teachers are excused.
No classes will be taking place in the music school in the Canton of Redange on Monday.
This is also the case for the regional music school in Dudelange, which is closed but will have a reception service for students who turn up.
The rail network (CFL) have issued a statement saying that the storm is likely to cause disruptions to their services - as well as cross-border services - both Sunday and Monday. They recommend that anyone who might need to use their services check their website for live updates.
The CFL expects delays to last throughout Monday and recommend users check the app or the website to see if the train they were planning on taking is even running.
CGDIS (emergency services) have added 2 staff to their usual emergency response number (going from 6 to 8). By 9pm they had responded to 215 emergencies, 46 of which were directly related to the storm. They ask that you call 112 only in case of real emergency.
Some public parking areas are being cleared due to the storm. Anyone parked in the Daich parking area of Ettelbruck should remove their vehicle if safe to do so. Police will check the parking at 8pm to ensure cars have been removed.
The postal service has announced that no morning papers will be delivered on Monday. Normal postal services may experience a delay.
The University of Luxembourg has published an announcement for teaching and academic staff, in that they can work from home. As with other schools, students are not expected to attend on Monday, and there will be no classes.
Luxembourg Airport (Findel) has communicated that several flights have been cancelled throughout Sunday and Monday. If you have a flight booked, you should keep an eye on your airline’s website, the Luxembourg Airport website, or call either your airline or +352 2456-1 for further information.
All but one flight between 6am and 10am have been cancelled with several additional cancellations already announced. See live updates here.
With regards to the rubbish collection, Luxembourg City and Esch-sur-Alzette residents are being asked not to bring the bin to the curbside, because they could be blown away by the strong wind. No collections will be made.
Varlorlux will not be collecting recycling in Sanem and Dudelange. The municipalities of Garnich, Steinfort, and Mamer will not have their Monday bins collected either. SICA announced that general waste in Steinfort will be collected on Tuesday, recycling in Garnich will be taken on Thursday, and bio waste in Mamer on Monday 17 February. The Kehlen recycling centre remains open.
On Monday, CGDIS was supposed to present new ambulances to the press. Because the emergency services will naturally be otherwise occupied, the event was cancelled.
In Esch-sur-Alzette, the maison relais, will remain closed on Monday. Reception will be assured, but parents are being asked, if possible, to remain at home with their children. The Pedibus in Esch will also be cancelled.
