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Plainfield D202 Switches To E-Learning Due To 'Predicted Frigid Temperatures'
The National Weather Service predicted wind chills between 25-35 degrees below zero on Friday.
PLAINFIELD, IL — Students who attend Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 schools will learn remotely Friday due to "predicted frigid temperatures," administrators announced Thursday morning.
The National Weather Service forecast a high of minus 2 Thursday night, with wind chills as low as 35 below zero. The high is predicted to be minus 5 degrees on Friday, with wind chills as low as 25 below zero.
As a result, District 202 will use an e-learning day Friday, meaning students will not need to make up in-person attendance at the end of the school year. After-school activities, sports and the YMCA Kid Zone will also be canceled.
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The bitter cold is expected to last through the weekend, Patch reported.
"Any changes to scheduled events on Saturday, January 24, 2026, will be communicated by the district or school administrator on Friday," officials wrote in an alert.
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