Democratic presidential nominee Bernie Sanders expects thousands of people to show up at his "Get Out the Vote" rally Monday evening at Crisler Center.

Pioneer High School administrators also expect thousands to gather, creating a massive amount of traffic outside the school, which sits catty corner to the home of University of Michigan basketball.

Due to the influx of cars, the school announced it will function Monday under an early-release bell schedule where students will not attend sixth or seventh period classes. This is not the same "early release" schedule used for teacher development days when all classes are shortened to make an early release easier.

According to an email sent to parents, students will finish classes at 1:30 p.m. and busses will be available to take students home at that time. There will also be a location on school property supervised by Pioneer staff where students can wait who are unable to get an earlier ride home due to parents working or other issues.

Sanders' rally will begin at 6:30 p.m. and seats are first-come first serve--doors open at 4 p.m. Crisler Center holds more than 13,700 people and the populist Vermont senator has been attracting large crowds at campaign stops across the country.

The candidate is not expected to speak until about 8 p.m., and he will be preceded on stage by FUN. lead singer Nate Ruess and Detroit band JR JR.