UPDATE: Fairfax County Public Schools Closed Thursday

UPDATE 6 a.m.:

Emergency Announcement

Thursday, Feb. 26 - 6 a.m. - All Fairfax County public schools will be closed today. School offices and central offices will open four hours late, to be opened by 12 noon (Condition 5) with an unscheduled leave policy in effect for 12-month employees.

The following activities in schools and on school grounds are canceled:

• extracurricular activities
• interscholastic contests
• team practices
• field trips
• middle school after-school programs
• professional learning and training courses
• adult and community education classes
• recreation programs and community use by outside groups not affiliated with FCPS

SACC centers are closed.

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Original message:

This just in Thursday morning from Fairfax County Public Schools:

Emergency Announcement

Thursday, Feb. 26 - 4:40 a.m. - All Fairfax County public schools and school offices will open two hours late today, (Condition 3A). Central offices will open by 10:00 a.m.

• Morning preschool (special education) classes are canceled.
• Afternoon preschool classes start on their regular schedule.
• Full-day preschool (special education) and Family and Early Childhood Education Program/Head Start classes start two hours later than the regular schedule.
• Morning field trips are canceled.
• SACC centers will open at 7:00 a.m.
• Morning transportation for high school academy classes is canceled. Transportation for afternoon academy classes will be provided.
• Adult and community education classes will start on time.

FCPS will reassess weather conditions later this morning.