With frigid weather predicted to persist into the middle of the week and roads thawing slowly, North Texas school districts, including Fort Worth and Denton, began announcing closures for Wednesday.
Most school districts and colleges either canceled classes or shifted them online Monday and Tuesday, as roads remained slippery. Most interstates and highways had several lanes cleared, according to Texas Department of Transportation’s cameras. On most neighborhood streets, ice and snow remained a hazard.
While temperatures are expected to dip back into the low 20s overnight, potentially creating icy conditions Wednesday morning.
Here’s what we know so far.
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Argyle ISD
Schools will remain closed Wednesday. All after-school activities for Wednesday are canceled.
Aubrey ISD
All campuses and offices will remain closed Wednesday.
Anna ISD
The district said it will remain closed Wednesday. Anna ISD said it plans to start school at 10 a.m. on Thursday, with buses running on a two-hour delay.
Carrollton-Farmers Branch
The district said it is evaluating road conditions and will announce plans for Wednesday once it’s available.
Coppell ISD
Classes are canceled Wednesday, district officials announced Tuesday afternoon.
Crandall ISD
Crandall ISD will remain closed Wednesday. The district said thatit does not need to schedule any make-up days.
“Crandall ISD has three banked instructional days built into the calendar (that we used this week),” the district said. “If additional closures are needed, we will use our designated bad weather days as outlined in the district calendar.”
Dallas ISD
The district said that although it announced this weekend that classes would restart Wednesday, it was “closely evaluating that decision” and would make a final determination later today.
Denton ISD
Denton ISD campuses will remain closed Wednesday, and all before- and after-school activities are canceled.
DeSoto ISD
The district said it is monitoring road conditions and will share an update Tuesday evening.
Duncanville ISD
The district said its crews were monitoring “monitoring temperatures and melting conditions, checking icy roads and bus routes, and inspecting campuses to ensure everything is safe and ready.”
It said an update on Wednesday plans will come early Tuesday evening.
Farmersville ISD
Officials in the Collin County district announced Tuesday that schools would remain closed Wednesday.
Frisco ISD
District officials plan to make an announcement no later than 5 p.m. Tuesday.
Fort Worth ISD
Schools will remain closed Wednesday. All athletics, after-school programs and activities set for Wednesday are canceled or will be rescheduled.
Grand Prairie ISD
The district said it was monitoring conditions and would make an announcement about Wednesday classes later today.
Krum ISD
District schools will remain closed Wednesday.
Lake Dallas ISD
District schools will remain closed Wednesday.
Lewisville ISD
All Lewisville ISD campuses and facilities will remain closed Wednesday. All extracurricular activities and campus events scheduled for Wednesday will be canceled or rescheduled.
Little Elm ISD
School is canceled Wednesday,
“For athletic events scheduled for Wednesday, we’ll keep a close eye on conditions and the coaching staff will communicate if plans change,” , the district said.
Northwest ISD
Classes are canceled Wednesday, district officials announced Tuesday afternoon.
Plano ISD
In a Facebook post, district officials said they were monitoring conditions and would make an announcement later today.
Princeton ISD
Schools will remain closed Wednesday.
Scurry-Rosser ISD
The Kaufman County district will delay the start of school Wednesday to 10 a.m. Buses will operate on a two-hour delay. Students should report to their third period class.
Southlake Carroll ISD
Carroll ISD schools and office will remain closed Wednesday. The district said there’s a chance afternoon varsity practices may be held Wednesday, “pending safe road conditions.” Student-athletes should check SportsYou for updates from their coaches.
Terrell ISD
Schools and offices will be closed Wednesday. All school athletic and extracurricular activities will be canceled or rescheduled.
Wills Point ISD
The district has canceled Wednesday classes
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University of Texas at Arlington
The university campus will remain closed Wednesday, and students and staff will continue with online instruction and remote work for non-essential employees, UTA said.
University of North Texas
The UNT System said its Denton and Frisco campuses will remain closed on Wednesday.
UNT Dallas and the College of Law will continue with remote work on Wednesday.
University of Texas at Dallas
The Richardson campus will remain closed Wednesday.
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