West Chester Schools Closed Wednesday

WEST CHESTER, PA — The West Chester Area School District has cancelled school on Wednesday due to the icy, wintry storm sweeping across the region.

Original reports from the district called for a two-hour delay, but that changed. It was a last minute call, as the district made the decision to close at around 7:05 a.m.

"It doesn't look like it will be clear enough for our buses to get our high school students to school by 9 a.m., which is when they'd arrive with a two-hour delay," the district said in a statement.

A sleety rain was falling early Wednesday and roads were already very slick at around sunrise.

Office staff should report at noon.

The last day of the school year will now be on June 12.

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