Several school districts in the D.C. area will open on two-hour delays for the second day in a row as freezing temperatures grip the region.
Northern Virginia school delays for Wednesday, Jan. 22:
Arlington County Schools will open two hours late Wednesday.
Culpeper County Schools will open two hours late Wednesday.
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Fairfax County Public Schools and offices will open two hours late Wednesday. Central offices will open to the public at 10 a.m. Morning preschool (special education) classes are canceled; afternoon preschool classes will start at their regular time. Full-day preschool (special education) and Early Head Start/PreK classes will start two hours late. Morning field trips are canceled. Morning transportation for high school academy classes is canceled; transportation will be provided for academy classes that start after 12:45 p.m. Adult High School and GED courses will start two hours late, while Adult and Community Education (ACE) classes will start on time. Homebound and home-based instruction will begin at 10 a.m. School Age Child Care (SACC) centers will open at 8 a.m.
Falls Church Schools will open two hours late Wednesday.
Fauquier County Schools will open two hours late Wednesday.
Loudoun County Public Schools will open two hours late Wednesday. Administrative offices will open on time.
Maryland school delays for Wednesday, Jan. 22:
Frederick County Public Schools will open two hours late Wednesday. Offices will open on time. Morning PreK* and Career and Technology Center (CTC) will start two hours late and dismiss one hour later than usual. PM PreK* will start one hour late and will dismiss at the regular time. PM CTC will start 40 minutes late and will dismiss at the regular time. (*Except at FCPS charter schools, where pre-K classes are canceled.)
Montgomery County Public Schools will open two hours late both Wednesday and Thursday. Before-school and childcare programs will also open two hours later than usual, as will MCPS offices. Emergency personnel should report on time, as should 12-month transportation staff, Food and Nutrition Central Production Facility (CPF) and warehouse staff and Department of Maintenance and Operations staff. Field trips and other activities and programs that begin at 10:30 a.m. or earlier will be canceled. Infant and toddler appointments scheduled before 10 a.m. are canceled; services scheduled after 10 a.m. will continue as planned. AM PreK/Head Start and AM PreK Special Education programs are canceled. PM PreK/Head Start and PM PreK Special Education programs will begin at their regular time. All outdoor activities will take place inside.
Prince George’s County Public Schools will open on a two-hour delay Wednesday, as will PGCPS offices. Emergency personnel should report to work on time and are not eligible for liberal leave. There will be no work-study transportation, and those students should not report to school. Vendor-managed care programs will open two hours late. There will be no half-day Early Childhood Center (ECC), half-day special education programs or half-day PreK. Any other school program requiring transportation before noon will not have transportation. All field trips and athletic games will be cancelled. Food services will offer breakfast. All school activities will take place indoors.
