Weather Decision Made By Prince George's Schools For Friday

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — Students and staff initially had a two-hour late start on Friday, Dec. 5, due to forecasted weather, which was then changed to a cancellation of school, Prince George's school officials announced Thursday.

The PGCPS weather team reassessed conditions at 5:30 a.m. Friday and switched to the closure.

Prince George's County Public Schools initially issued a Code Orange, meaning schools and offices both would open two hours later. Emergency personnel had to report to work on time. Then they issued a Code Yellow where only emergency personnel still were to report for work.

There will not be any work-study transportation. Vendor-managed care programs are closed.

There will not be half-day Early Childhood Center, half-day Special Education Programs or half-day pre-kindergarten. Any other school program requiring transportation prior to noon will not have transportation, including Howard B. Owens Science Center, JA Finance Park and William S. Schmidt Center (Camp Schmidt)

All field trips have been cancelled. There won't be any athletic events or practices.

According to the National Weather Service, a period of light snow is possible Friday morning across the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. metro areas, with up to an inch of snow accumulation on untreated roadways. If the snow does materialize during the Friday morning rush hour, many roads could quickly turn icy, leading to dangerous traveling conditions, multiple accidents and extensive delays, forecasters warned. In addition, light snow or freezing drizzle accumulations may also impact the evening commute as the storm system is slow to depart late Friday afternoon and evening.