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HCPSS Updates Weather Call For Dec. 16

The Howard County Public School System revised its decision for Monday based on weather.

HCPSS is on "code orange" Monday, Dec. 16.
HCPSS is on "code orange" Monday, Dec. 16. (Jenna Fisher/Patch)

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Public schools will be closed Monday, Dec. 16, in Howard County. The Howard County Public School System initially announced a delay Monday morning but said officials would reevaluate the plan by 7:30 a.m.

Now, all Howard County public schools are closed Monday, Dec. 16.

While schools will be closed for students, school offices will open late, with liberal leave in effect, officials said in a statement after 7:15 a.m.

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After-school and evening activities involving Howard County Public School System staff and students are canceled, and so are any community-sponsored events in school buildings.

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