Weather Decision Made By Prince George's County Schools For Jan. 22

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — Due to low temperatures and icy conditions, Prince George's County Public Schools buildings and offices will open two hours late Wednesday, Jan. 22.

Emergency personnel must report to work on time, the school district stated. Breakfast will be offered still.

There will not be half-day Early Childhood Center programming, half-day special education programming or half-day pre-kindergarten. Vendor-managed child care programs will start two hours late.

All athletic events are canceled but buildings can be used as usual. Extracurricular activities and practices will be allowed until 6 p.m., but no busing will be provided. There also will not be any work-study transportation available.

Any other school programs requiring transportation before noon will not have transportation available, including Howard B. Owens Science Center, JA Finance Park and William S. Schmidt Center.

All field trips have been canceled.

Check email, text alerts, the PGCPS website and school district social media channels for the latest information.

Related: How Many Snow Days Does Prince George's Co. Public Schools Have Left?

So far this school year, PGCPS has canceled school for four days due to inclement weather. Those four days will be made up as follows, the school district told Patch:

• Feb. 14 - make-up day 1: originally scheduled as a professional day for teachers, this day was identified in the school calendar as a potential make-up day and will now be an instructional day with schools open for students.
• June 16-18 - make-up days 2-4: These three make-up days are built into the 2024-2025 school calendar at the end of the school year.