Bristol Public Schools to close Friday in observance of funeral services for Sgt. Demonte and Officer Hamzy

A blue candle burns bright in honor of Bristol's fallen and wounded Police Officers. | Laura Bailey

Bristol public schools announced that they will be closing Friday, Oct. 21, in observance of the joint funeral services being held for Sgt. Dustin Demonte and Officer Alex Hamzy.

All parochial, out-of-district private and out-of-district magnet schools will remain open.

The following schools will be closed on Friday:

  • Bristol Central High School
  • Bristol Eastern High School
  • Bristol Preparatory Academy
  • Bristol Arts and Innovation Magnet School
  • Chippens Hills Middle School
  • Northeast Middle School
  • Greene-Hills School
  • West Bristol School
  • Edgewood Elementary School
  • Ellen P. Hubbell Elementary School
  • Ivy Drive Elementary School
  • Mountain View Elementary School
  • South Side Elementary School
  • Stafford Elementary School
  • Bristol Early Childhood Center
  • Bristol Adult Education

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Laura Bailey
Photographer and photojournalist living in Bristol Connecticut