PG County Schools Closed Jan 4 Due To Snow

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD -- With the "bomb cyclone" bearing down on the East Coast right now, Prince George's County has decided to close schools and offices on Thursday. The school system issued a Code Yellow so all schools and offices are closed. Emergency personnel only must report to work.

A Code Orange dated Jan. 5 has been issued for the county, meaning schools will start two hours late on Friday and conditions will be reassessed at 6:30 a.m. "for any further delays," the county said in a statement.

The D.C. area is right at the edge of the storm, and forecasters are calling for anything from a dusting to two inches of snow for our area. However, because any snow would stick and the snow is projected to fall between 4 and 7 a.m. at the start of the rush hour commute, even a small amount of snow could be potentially hazardous for commuters.

As part of the Code Orange, Prince George's County Public Schools has also made the following stipulations:

• There will be no work-study transportation. (Those students should not report to school.)
• There will be no half-day Early Childhood Center (ECC), half-day Special Education Programs, or half-day PreK.
• Any other school program requiring transportation prior to noon will NOT have transportation, including Howard B. Owens Science Center.
• All field trips will be cancelled.
• Food Services will offer breakfast.

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