Anne Arundel Schools Modify Schedule For Tuesday Jan 9 2018

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD — Public schools in Anne Arundel County will open two hours late on Tuesday, Jan. 9. Officials made the announcement Tuesday morning.

Morning half-day prekindergarten, ECI classes and morning CAT sessions are canceled, officials said.

Students in full-day prekindergarten should report two hours later than normal.

The delayed opening comes after freezing rain Monday in the region prompted many schools, including those in Anne Arundel County, to close early.

The National Weather Service issued a special weather statement alerting those in the Baltimore-Washington area that the recent cold snap combined with temperatures dropping overnight would result in ice on untreated roads and sidewalks through early Tuesday morning.

"Use extreme caution if walking or driving early this morning. Treat any wet surface as ice," the National Weather Service said in a statement Tuesday. "Patchy fog has developed in subfreezing air early this morning across portions of the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area...Not only will this locally reduce visibility, but this will also contribute to an icy glaze on all untreated surfaces."

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