Schools are closed today in the Perry-Lecompton and McLouth districts so that officials may assess road damage from the flooding.

Several Jefferson County roads still had sections that were under water late Sunday, said Don Haynes, Jefferson County director of emergency services. He had asked county school districts not to run bus routes this morning to allow the water to recede and county road crews and engineers the chance to examine the damage to roads and bridges.

“We want to make sure everything is safe,” Haynes said.