Several school districts in southeastern Pennsylvania are adjusting their schedules for Wednesday due to impending winter weather. Upper Darby schools are closed, Norristown will have virtual learning, and some districts, like Ridley, will have a two-hour delay. Other districts, like Lower Merion, are waiting to assess road conditions before making a decision. Philadelphia schools have not yet announced their plans.
Upper Darby schools to close because of snow; Norristown to go virtual; no announcement from Philly yet ”Any type of snow or freezing rain accumulation that occurs overnight into the morning hours makes for potentially unsafe travel for our buses, student walkers, and staff,” Upper Darby's leader said.
The Upper Darby School District called a snow day for Wednesday, with Superintendent Dan McGarry telling families Tuesday afternoon that with forecasts indicating “a”Any type of snow or freezing rain accumulation that occurs overnight into the morning hours makes for potentially unsafe travel for our buses, student walkers, and staff,” said McGarry, who also said that after-school activities were cancelled Tuesday.The Norristown Area School District, meanwhile, will have virtual school Wednesday, with “live synchronous instruction in the morning and independent asynchronous assignments in the afternoon,” officials said in an announcement on the district’s website. Other school districts may reach different decisions. The Ridley School District, for instance, told families that all schools would open two hours late on Wednesday.Some districts, like Lower Merion, say they wait until assessing road conditions early in the morning to make an announcement.As of 3 p.m., Philadelphia School District officials had not yet made a call about whether to close or delay school Wednesday.
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