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List of School Cancellations for Friday as Snowstorm Approaches

Paige Wuthrich

Dozens of schools have announced that class will be canceled on Friday due to severe weather and an incoming winter storm.

The closures will affect hundreds of thousands of school-age youngsters. The announcements come as the United States experiences unusually low temperatures from the north, with a winter storm expected to hit the Southern Plains on Friday.

AccuWeather senior meteorologist Bob Larson told Newsweek that many schools from Texas to the Northeast could be shuttered “for days” after the storm has passed.

Long-term power outages, combined with days of subfreezing temperatures and ice buildup from the storm, may potentially contribute to the closures.

School closures had been declared as of early Friday morning in Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Texas, Ohio, Missouri, and Kansas.

Minnesota School Closures

In Minnesota, St. Paul Public Schools announced closing on Friday, with no e-learning options.

“There will be no school on Friday, January 23, due to the weather. Students should NOT report to school,” the school district wrote on its website.

“This will NOT be an E-Learning Day. School is canceled. Discovery Club, Adult Basic Education and ECFE will be closed.”

Illinois School Closures

Chicago Public Schools will likewise close on Friday due to the extreme cold weather.

“We have been carefully monitoring the forecast over the past 24 hours and have determined that, given the frigid temperatures predicted for tomorrow and a National Weather Service Warning that wind chills could reach -35 degrees, it will be unsafe for staff and students to travel to school,” the school district said on its website.

“Therefore, we are canceling all classes for Friday, January 23. All after-school programming, including athletic practices and games, are also canceled for Friday.”

Wisconsin School Closures

Milwaukee Public Schools, including Green Bay, De Pere, Denmark, Pulaski, and Sturgeon Bay, are all shuttered, according to the Green Bay Press-Gazette.

Meanwhile, the Greendale School District, Hartford Joint #1, Kenosha Unified School District, Mequon-Thiensville School District, Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District, Sheboygan Falls School District, and West Allis-West Milwaukee Schools will also close, according to WISN 12.

Texas School Schedule Changes

Several Texas schools have declared early dismissals on Friday due to the severe snow and ice forecast in the state. According to KFDX, these are Chilicothe ISD, Crowell ISD, Harrold ISD, Northside ISD, and Quanah ISD.

Winter storm warnings are in effect across Texas and Oklahoma, with snow and sleet expected to begin falling around noon local time on Friday.

Ohio School Closures

Numerous school districts in Northeast Ohio are canceling classes, according to Cleveland.com. These include: Avon, Avon Lake, Bay Village, East Cleveland, Elyria City, Fairview Park, Lorain City, North Olmsted, Parma, and Rocky River.

As of early Friday, winter storm warnings were in effect across much of the state.

Missouri School Closures

According to The Kansas City Star, more than two dozen schools or school districts in Missouri will dissolve, replacing traditional classroom education with e-learning. Brookside Charter School, DeLaSalle High School, Gordon Parks Elementary School, Kansas City Public Schools, Stanberry R-2, and others are among the educational institutions.

Kansas School Closures

Across Kansas, KWCH reported that the following schools are closed Friday:

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