Sorry, kids: D.C. schools safe from government shutdown

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A government shutdown spells big problems for D.C. residents — not least of all the Hollywood film adaptations that will surely hit screens by fall. But the bright spot is that a shutdown would not affect city-run D.C. Public Schools.

“DCPS in its entirety falls within the list of agency functions that may continue without disruption, per the city administrator’s memo,” said Safiya Simmons, a spokeswoman for Acting Chancellor Kaya Henderson.

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