{"id":311834,"date":"2026-06-18T15:02:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T15:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/311834\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T15:02:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T15:02:08","slug":"leon-county-schools-to-close-all-high-school-tracks-and-fields-to-public-for-the-foreseeable-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/311834\/","title":{"rendered":"Leon County Schools to close all high school tracks and fields to public \u2018for the foreseeable future\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; All high school tracks and fields will close to the public \u201cfor the foreseeable future\u201d beginning Saturday, according to the Leon County Schools.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cThis includes tracks that were previously open to the public at Leon and Chiles high schools,\u201d LCS wrote in a social media post Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-center\">More Tallahassee News<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The news comes just nine months after the school district announced that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2025\/09\/16\/leon-chiles-high-tracks-open-public-this-weekend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2025\/09\/16\/leon-chiles-high-tracks-open-public-this-weekend\/\">tracks at the two high schools would reopen<\/a> on September 20 of last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">At that time, LCS had also revealed that new security cameras were installed at both school tracks to enforce operating hours and to prevent vandalism. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/06\/18\/leon-county-schools-close-all-high-school-tracks-fields-public-foreseeable-future\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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