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This story is being continuously updated as districts announce plans.
Dallas and other area schools are moving classes online as wintry weather settles into the area.
DISD and DeSoto will have their second straight day of virtual learning on Friday. So far, Cedar Hill and Duncanville canceled all school — both in person and online — for Friday.
The Fort Worth school district decided to keep all schools and offices open on Friday. However, any FWISD student who typically attends school in-person may choose to attend classes virtually on that day instead.
Based on the weekend forecast, Garland announced the district will be moving to virtual learning, Monday and close all district buildings.
What happens in the next few days with the forecast calling for continued inclement weather will vary greatly from district to district. Many already had student holidays on the schedule, particularly on Monday, when the area is expected to receive snow.
Students in Forney and Rockwall, for example, received an unexpected five-day weekend as those two districts already had both Friday and Monday set as student holidays.
Some districts, such as Allen, previously set Monday as a bad-weather make-up day that would be used as a student holiday if it wasn’t needed. But despite being closed Thursday, Allen officials noted that students will still have the day off as it remains a staff development day.
School districts typically make decisions late the night before or even up to 6:30 a.m. the day classes are supposed to be held, taking into account driving conditions and forecasts across their areas.
Officials in some districts — such as Dallas — have opted to move instruction online rather than canceling classes completely during bad weather, as students in their schools were given tablets or devices to help them learn at home during the pandemic. Most districts have offered students the choice of in-person or virtual learning throughout the school year because of COVID-19.
Here’s what’s changed for area schools:
Cedar Hill -- canceled all classes for Friday
Dallas -- moved all classes online for Friday
Dallas College -- faculty and students will attend classes online Friday and Monday.
DeSoto -- moved all classes online for Friday
Fort Worth -- open Friday but allowing students to attend virtually
Harmony Public Schools DFW -- all schools will be online/virtual learning only on Friday.
Kennedale --will have virtual classes on Friday.
Lancaster -- will close all buildings on Friday and students are expected to participate in classes virtually.
Midlothian -- will have a 2-hour delayed start on Friday.
These school districts have a scheduled student holiday on Friday:
Alvarado
Argyle
Arlington
Azle
Birdville -- half day for students
Carroll
Carrollton-Farmers Branch
Coppell
Eagle Mountain-Saginaw -- early release for students
Everman
Forney
Granbury
Highland Park (early release for students in K-6 only)
Hurst-Euless-Bedford
Irving
Keller
Little Elm
Lovejoy
Mansfield
Prosper
Red Oak
Rockwall
Terrell
Weatherford
These school districts have a scheduled student holiday on Monday:
Aledo
Allen
Alvarado
Azle
Anna
Argyle
Birdville
Burleson
Carroll
Carrollton-Farmers Branch
Cedar Hill
Coppell
Dallas
Desoto
Duncanville
Eagle Mountain-Saginaw
Ennis
Everman
Forney
Fort Worth
Granbury
Grand Prairie
Grapevine-Colleyville
Highland Park
Irving
Keller
Kennedale
Lake Dallas
Lake Worth
Lancaster
Mansfield
McKinney
Melissa
Mesquite
Northwest
Plano
Prosper
Red Oak
Richardson
Rockwall
Royse City
Terrell
Waxahachie
Weatherford
White Settlement
Wylie
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