Premont ISD says summer school will continue despite weather concerns

Premont ISD moved quickly to reassure families that summer school would continue, posting a late-night weather update on June 15, 2026, at 8:55 p.m. The district said school business would go on as normal the next day, buses would run at their regular time, and parents should allow extra travel time and use caution on the roads.

For working parents, that message carried more than routine schedule news. Premont ISD serves the city of Premont and rural areas in southern Jim Wells and southeastern Duval County, where transportation can determine whether a child gets to campus on time and whether a household can keep its morning work plan intact. Founded in 1921, the district has long had to balance instruction, bus service, and weather disruptions across a wide geographic area.

The update was posted under Dr. Braswell’s name, while the district’s administrative staff page lists Dr. Mareka Austin as superintendent. Together, those details showed the district communicating through its leadership as conditions shifted. The practical message was straightforward: summer school was expected to stay open, but families needed to build in extra time and stay alert for road hazards before sunrise.

That caution proved well-founded. The next day, June 16, the National Weather Service office in Corpus Christi issued a Flash Flood Warning for northern Jim Wells County. Forecasters said Doppler radar and rain gauges showed thunderstorms had already produced 2 to 3 inches of rain, with another 1 to 2 inches still possible. The warning covered Alice, Ben Bolt, Sandia, Coyote Acres, South La Paloma, Lake Corpus Christi, Westdale, Rancho Alegre and Alice International Airport.

Local weather coverage during the same period said rain continued in Jim Wells and Duval counties and officials were urging drivers to use caution. Creeks were holding water but were not close to overflowing in that report, a sign that conditions were serious without yet reaching widespread flooding. Premont ISD had also posted an earlier inclement-weather delayed-start notice in 2026, showing the district had already used weather alerts to adjust operations when needed.

With more showers and thunderstorms in the county forecast and active alerts still shaping travel decisions, the June 15 notice served as a clear signal for Premont families: school would try to stay open, but the morning commute could change fast if roads worsened overnight.