As students set to head back to school on Monday, December 10th. Two Eagle River Schools will stay closed til Fall of 2020. They are Gruening Middle School and Eagle River Elementary. Grades K-3 will go to Homestead Elementary. Grades 4-6 will go to Birchwood ABC and middle school students will go to Chugiak High School. These buildings are unsafe. Due to great amount earthquake damage these school will remain closed during the 2019 school year.