UPDATE: Baltimore County Schools to Remain Closed Tuesday

UPDATE (4:30 p.m.)—Baltimore County students stand to gain following . The .

A statement on the Baltimore County Public Schools website announced Tuesday's closure shortly after 3:30 p.m. Monday. 

Out of the county’s 173 schools, centers and programs, 43 remain without power, down from 65 immediately following the storm on Sunday, according to a county new release.

“We are making progress, and we all want to have students return to school as soon as possible,” said Superintendent Joe Hairston in the release. “But with so many of our schools unable to open, our entire system is impacted, from bus routes and operations to our ability to enroll new students. We are not at the point where we can safely open our doors.”

The statement listed several additional reasons for the extended closure, including:

• 79 schools had limited or no telephone and Internet access;
• 25 roads remained blocked due to fallen trees and debris;
• At least 24 intersections—12 of them major intersections—had no traffic signals;
• 100 BCPS school buses were trapped at the Hopkins Creek bus lot by debris; and
• About 40,000 households in Baltimore County remained without power, according to BGE.

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