Buffalo Public Schools announced Saturday that it will implement half days for this coming school week due to the expected heat.

School officials say all students in pre-K through eighth grade will have half days on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday this week.

Schools were already scheduled to be closed on Wednesday for Juneteenth.

The district says students will be released three and a half hours earlier (10:55 a.m., 11:45 a.m. and 12:35 p.m.) than their typical dismissal times.

High school students will have their regents exams as scheduled and water stations will be available.

Lunch will be served to all kids before they are dismissed.