School City of East Chicago students scheduled to work the Chicago Marathon Sunday morning will be given a different chance for service hours after the district canceled the field trip.

SCEC administrators late Saturday evening announced in a social media post that “Due to an abundance of caution, the School City of East Chicago is cancelling the Chicago Marathon Service Learning Field Trip scheduled for Sunday, October 12, 2025.” The release cited “student and staff safety” as the reason “during these uncertain times.”

“We know that this would have been a great opportunity for our students to earn service hours, but we will support East Chicago Central High School administration in finding another opportunity for those students to earn those hours,” the release said.

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