Westport Public Schools Announces Snow Day For Thursday

WESTPORT, CT — Westport Public Schools announced that Thursday will be a snow day for students and staff, as this winter's first major storm bares down on the region.

Schools Superintendent Thomas Scarice made the announcement Wednesday, adding that despite remote learning, Thursday will be a traditional snow day that will be made up at the end of the year.

"With the strong likelihood of a major winter storm tomorrow, I would like to inform the school community that the Westport Public Schools will be closed Thursday, December 17, 2020," Scarice wrote in a message to parents, students and staff. "This will be a traditional snow day which will be made up at the end of the school year. The schools will reopen Friday as scheduled. If the clean up efforts require a second day, Friday will be a remote learning day."

Information on remote learning can be found here: https://sites.google.com/westportps.org/wps2020-2021reopeningourschool/full-remote-model

"The anticipation and excitement of a snow day is something that every child should experience," Scarice said. "Soak it up. As a fellow parent I feel the fleeting nature of time with my own children. The challenge of this year warrants a respite. Let this be Thursday. The forecast calls for about a foot of fluffy snow to end by mid-morning. Bundle them up and let them all (elementary through high school) get out and enjoy one of the few days a year that we get for winter fun in southern New England."