UPDATE: Arlington Public Schools Closed Thursday

UPDATE 6:30 a.m.:

APS Schools Closed; Offices to Open 2 Hours Late
6:00 AM Update for Thu, Feb. 26: Based on further review of the road conditions throughout the County, all APS Schools will be closed today and Offices will open two hours late. Essential personnel should report to work at their scheduled time. Extracurricular activities, interscholastic games, team practices, field trips, adult education classes, and programs in schools and on school grounds are canceled. For updates about Pool Operations, go to www.apsva.us/aquatics. For information about Arlington County operations go towww.arlingtonva.us.

Today’s 9:15 a.m. elementary school information sessions have been canceled and will be rescheduled.

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Original message:

This just in Thursday morning from Arlington Public Schools:

APS Operations Update – Thu, Feb 26, 4:45 a.m.:At this time, based on the current weather forecast and conditions, APS plans to open two hours late today. Essential personnel should report to work at their scheduled time. We are going to continue to monitor the weather with APS road crews evaluating road conditions throughout the County, and we will reassess the status of a delayed opening within the next two hours. We will reconfirm or update our status for today’s operations by 7 a.m. Please check back for an update at that time to confirm that today’s operations status has not changed due to deteriorating road conditions.