7 Fairfax County Schools Without Power To Be Closed March 5

Fairfax County Public Schools will be open Monday, March 5 with the exception of seven schools without power. Parents have the option of keeping students home if they feel conditions are unsafe. These would be excused absences.

Bus delays are likely Monday morning. Check busdelay.fcps.edu for delays. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app; download the free Patch Android app here.)

The district announced these schools remain without power (as of 10 p.m. Sunday) and will be closed Monday:

• Canterbury Woods Elementary School, Annandale
• Crossfield Elementary School, Herndon
• Forestville Elementary School, Great Falls
• Freedom Hill Elementary School, Vienna
• Lynbrook Elementary School, Springfield
• Parklawn Elementary School, Lincolnia
• Westbriar Elementary School, Vienna

The following schools had power restored and will be open:

• Cherry Run Elementary School, Burke
• Columbia Elementary School, Annandale
• Fairfax High School, Fairfax
• Fairfax Villa Elementary School, Fairfax
• Gunston Elementary School, Lorton
• Haycock Elementary School, Falls Church
• Pine Springs Elementary School, Falls Church
• Sangster Elementary School, Springfield
• Waples Mill Elementary School, Oakton

Widespread power outages were the result of the nor'easter that brought strong winds to Fairfax County overnight Thursday into Friday. Wind gusts as high as 60 and 70 mph were recorded over Northern Virginia, knocking down trees, power lines and other debris and leaving hundreds of thousands without power in Fairfax County. Schools had been closed Friday, March 2 due to the dangerous wind conditions.

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