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Loudoun County Public Schools Decide On Classes For Jan. 27

Cleanup from the weekend winter storm has forced Loudoun County Public Schools to make a schedule decision for Tuesday classes.

ASHBURN, VA — As poor road conditions linger in Virginia in the aftermath of the snowstorm, all Loudoun County Public Schools and administrative offices will be closed on Tuesday, Jan. 27.

All activities on school campuses are canceled.

School officials will continue to monitor road and weather conditions and will provide an update on Tuesday regarding school status for Wednesday.

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To learn more about how we make weather-related decisions and for optional learning resources, please visit the Inclement Weather webpage.


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School Cancellation Process

The LCPS superintendent, or designee, will determine when schools and administrative offices observe a delayed opening, closing or early release in emergency situations, based upon the recommendation from the Chief Operations Officer.

The Chief Operations Officer will obtain information from the LCPS directors of Transportation and Facilities Services, as well as staff from the LCPS Division of Safety and Security, local utility companies and other appropriate sources, prior to making a recommendation for delayed opening, closing or early release of schools. A decision will be made as early as possible in order to ensure the safety of LCPS students and staff while providing timely notification to parents and staff.

How are school cancellations communicated?

Weather-related closing and delay messages are sent division-wide notifying parents that schools will be closed or operating on a delay due to inclement weather.

Information will be posted on the LCPS website, and on the school division’s Facebook, X and Instagram feed (@LCPSOfficial).

Parents also may sign up for the Loudoun Alert 2.0 system offered by Loudoun Government.

LCPS will continue to use the traditional methods of radio and TV in addition to our website, phone, email and social media capabilities. When conditions require school closings or early dismissal of students, announcements will be given to the following radio and TV stations:

  • WTOP 103.5 FM/103.9 FM
  • WRC TV 4
  • WTTG TV 5
  • WMAL 630 AM
  • WJLA TV 7
  • WTOP 1500 AM
  • WUSA TV 9
  • News Channel 8

Register with Loudoun Alert 2.0 to receive up-to-the-minute information regarding school closings, delays, early dismissals and special circumstances via automatic email updates. Alert Loudoun system gives subscribers the ability to customize how they receive information – by text, email, cellphone and/or mobile app.

To register with Loudoun Alert, go to the website.

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