UPDATE: Brick Schools Closed For Feb. 9

BRICK, NJ — (Update, 6:30 a.m.) Brick Township School District officials announced school will be closed Thursday due to the impending winter storm.

The before-school B.E.S.T. program also has been canceled, officials said.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for Ocean County beginning at 4 a.m. on Thursday. Rain is expected to begin after midnight and change over to sleet and then snow, with snowfall amounts of at least 6 inches predicted, forecasters say, and snowfall rates of up to 2 inches per hour possible.

Officials initially planned a delayed opening but changed it to a closure Thursday morning.

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For students who attend other schools:

St. Dominic's School is closed.

The Ocean County Vocational Schools, including MATES, the Performing Arts Academy and the Academy of Law and Public Safety, are closed.

Donovan Catholic High School and St. Joseph's Elementary School are closed.

St. Rose High School is closed.

Saint John Vianney High School is closed. Students are to check their classes' Blackboards for Virtual Day folders with assignments. The completion of these assignments will negate the need for a make-up day later on in the school year. Back-to-School Night is canceled. Parents, please check your child's Blackboards for the link 'Back-to-School Night.' The teachers have listed all of the information that they would have discussed with you had you attended the evening session.

Red Bank Catholic and St. James Elementary School are closed.

Mater Dei Prep is closed. Friday will be a C day for all students.

Christian Brothers Academy is closed. Parent/Teacher Conferences are also cancelled.

Ranney School is closed.

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