Pedestrians face additional obstacles early Friday in Georgetown as high winds swept across the region. (Astrid Riecken/For The Washington Post)
The Office of Personnel Management announced that all federal offices in the D.C. area would be closed Friday. Emergency and telework-ready employees required to work must follow their agency’s policies, including written telework agreements, OPM added.
The storm also prompted the Smithsonian to close its museums and the National Zoo. The National Gallery of Art was also closed Friday.
[High winds prompt Smithsonian closures]
Schools are also taking precautions with the high winds expected in the area. The following is a list of weather-related school delays and closures for Friday at public school districts in the Washington region. It will be updated. Get the latest on the forecast for winter weather.
● Alexandria City Public Schools will be closed.
● Arlington County Public Schools will be closed.
● Baltimore County Public Schools will be closed.
● Calvert County Public Schools will be closed.
● Charles County Public Schools will be closed.
● Culpeper County Public Schools will be closed.
● District of Columbia Public Schools will be closed.
● Fairfax County Public Schools will be closed.
● Falls Church City Public Schools will be closed.
● Fauquier County Schools will be closed.
● Frederick County Public schools will be closed.
● Fredericksburg City Schools will be closed.
● Loudoun County Public Schools will be closed.
● Manassas City Public Schools will be closed.
● Manassas Park City Public Schools will be closed.
● Montgomery County Public Schools will be closed.
● Prince William County Public Schools will be closed.
● Spotsylvania County Public Schools will be closed.
● St. Mary’s County Public Schools will be closed.
● Stafford County Public Schools will be closed.
● Warren County Public Schools will be closed.
— Get the latest from Capital Weather Gang.
— Visit this page for updates from D.C. charter schools.
As the state gears up for a powerful nor’easter, schools across the region have announced closures.
The National Weather Service is forecasting that much of the state will only get a few inches of snow or less, but meteorologists warn that forecast could change and that flooding, rain, and high winds are all likely.
Here’s a list of some schools that have announced school closures and early releases on Friday, updated as of 8 a.m.
School closures
Advertisement
Cohasset Public Schools
Duxbury Public Schools
Hull Public Schools
The Johnson School in Nahant
Manchester Essex Regional School District
Advertisement
Marshfield Public Schools
Newburyport Public Schools
Quincy Public Schools
Scituate Public Schools
South Shore Charter Public School
Advertisement
Taunton Public Schools
Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School in Haverhill
Early Releases
Quabbin Regional School District (Closing 2 hours early)
Worcester Public Schools (Closing 2 hours early)
Below is a list of schools, government agencies and other organizations that are closed or have delayed openings on Friday, March 2.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Federal offices in the Washington, D.C. area are closed. Emergency and telework-ready employees required to work must follow their agency’s policies. More from OPM.
Marine Corps Base Quantico – The base is CLOSED. Only emergency/essential personnel are expected to report to work. DOD Schools are closed.
National Institute of Standards and Technology – Closed. Telework ready per guidance.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Alexandria City Public Schools – Closed.
Arlington County Public Schools – Closed. Essential personnel should report to work at their scheduled time. All custodians report at 6 a.m. regardless of your regular shift.
Baltimore City Public Schools – Closed.
Baltimore County Public Schools – Closed.
Calvert County Public Schools. – Closed. Code White for 12 month employees. No employees report to work.
Carroll County Public Schools – Closed.
Charles County Public Schools – Closed. Code Blue for those employees who follow the code system.
Culpeper County Public Schools – Closed. 12-Month employees do not report. Essential personnel report should report at 12 noon.
D.C. Public Schools – Closed. Parent-teacher conferences are canceled. Teachers do not need to report to school. DCPS will reschedule the parent-teacher conferences. Central Office is open, and Central Office staff can take unscheduled leave.
Fairfax County Public Schools – Closed. Condition 1.
Falls Church City Public Schools – Closed.
Fauquier County Public Schools – Closed. Admin offices open at 9AM. Liberal Leave in effect
Frederick County (Md) Public Schools – Closed. All offices are open under Code Orange with staff on the 12-month calendar scheduled to work but on a 2-hour delay with re-evaluation at 8 AM.
Fredericksburg City Public Schools – Closed. Code Red for 12-month employees.
Howard County Public Schools – Closed. Central Office will open at 10 a.m.
King George County Public Schools – Closed. Code 1 for employees.
Loudoun County Public Schools – Closed. Administrative offices are also closed. Evening activities are canceled.
Madison County Public Schools – Closed. Code white.
Manassas City Public Schools – Closed. Code Blue for employees.
Manassas Park City Public Schools – Closed. Employee code red.
Montgomery County Public Schools – Closed. All school and community activities in school buildings are canceled.
Prince George’s County Public Schools – Closed. Code red in effect.
Prince William County Public Schools – Closed. Code Red, March 2, due to warnings of high winds, causing dangerous bus travel, possible downed trees & power lines & outages. Activities canceled.
Rappahannock County Public Schools – Closed.
Spotsylvania County Public Schools – Closed. 12-month Employees are Code 1 (essential employees).
St. Mary’s County Public Schools – Closed. Code 3 for staff.
Stafford County Public Schools – Closed. Employees on Code 1.
Washington County Public Schools – Closed. Code blue for employees.
Note: In Anne Arundel County, this was a previously scheduled day off for students. Parent-teacher conferences are scheduled with teachers.
PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
ACCA Child Development Center – Center is closed for children. Staff is expected to report to work at 10:00 a.m. Unscheduled leave is in effect.
Ad Fontes Academy – Closed. Recitatio also canceled this evening.
Aidan Montessori School – Closed
Al-Huda School – Closed
Ambleside School – Closed. First Friday canceled.
American Day School – Closed
Angelus Academy – Closed
Aquinas Montessori School – Closed. Old Town Montessori School is closed
Archbishop Carroll High School – Closed.
Ark Childrens Center – Closed
Barrie School – Closed.
Basis Independent McLean – Closed.
Beauvoir National Cathedral Elementary School – Closed
Bethel Christian Academy – Closed
Brookewood School – Closed
Brooksfield School – Closed. Staff training begins at 10:00 a.m.
Bullis School – Closed. Online Snow Day Policy is in Effect.
Burgundy Farm Country Day School – Closed.
Cardinal Montessori School – Closed
Carousel Child Development Center – Manassas – Closed.
Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School – Closed.
Chelsea School – Closed
Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church – Closed
Christ Chapel Academy – Closed
Christ Episcopal School – Closed.
Church of the Redeemer Christian School – Closed.
Clairmont School and Child Care Center – Closed
Clifton Childrens Academy – Closed
Concord Hill School – Closed
Concord-St. Andrews United Methodist Church – Closed. Concord-St. Andrews has canceled all day activities previously scheduled for the building due to the decisions made by Montgomery County Public Schools to close due to weather.
Congregation Har Shalom – Closed.
Congressional School – Closed. Power outage.
County Christian School – Closed. Includes Administrative Office and Year-Round Program.
Country Day School McLean – Closed.
Covenant Life School – Closed
Daystar Childrens Center – Closed
Democracy Prep Congress Heights Public Charter School – Closed
Discovery Learning Center – Closed
ECHO Leesburg – Closed to participants, open to staff, staff dinner still on for tonight.
Edmund Burke School – Closed
Engleside Christian School – Closed. Today’s ODACS competition will be held on Monday.
Fairfax Baptist Temple Academy – Closed. ODACS competition is postponed to Monday.
Fauquier Community Child Care – Closed.
Flint Hill School – Closed.
Forcey Christian School – Closed.
German School – Closed Friday. Plan A: All classes and evening events are canceled.
Golden Pond School – Closed.
Grace Christian Academy – Closed.
Green Hedges School – Closed
Happy Hearts Children’s Center – Closed.
Highland School – Closed
Holton-Arms School – Closed
Holy Cross Lutheran Church – Closed
Imagination Learning Center – Chantilly & Gainesville Centers closed.
Independent Baptist Academy – Closed
Ivymount School – Closed.
Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington – Bender JCC is Open. ECC Preschool and KAS School Out Day will Open at 9:15 a.m.
Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia – The JCCNV is without power today and will remain closed. All programs are canceled.
KIPP DC – Closed
Leesburg Open Arms – Closed
Little Beginnings CDC – Closed
Little Feet Child Development Center – Closed
Lowell School – Closed
Maryland International Day School – Closed
Maryland School for the Deaf – Closed
McLean Childrens Academy – Closed
Melwood Child Development Center – Closed
Merritt Academy – Closed
Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School of the Nation’s Capital – Closed
National Cathedral School – Closed
National Presbyterian School – Closed
Nest Academy – Both the Alexandria and Lorton locations are closed.
Norwood School – Closed
Oak Hill Christian School – Closed
Ohr Kodesh Congregation – ECC is closed.
Oneness-Family School – Closed
Open Arms Christian CDC – Closed
Parkmont School – Closed
Paul Public Charter School – Closed
Primary Day School – Closed
Rocketship Rise Academy – All Rocketship campuses are closed.
Rosemount Center – Closed
Saint James’ Episcopal School – Closed. Bingo canceled.
Seneca Academy – Closed
Shabach Christian Academy – Closed
Sheridan School – Closed
Silver Spring Learning Center – Closed
SPARC – All clubs closed.
St. Albans School – Closed
St. Andrew’s Episcopal School – Closed
St. Johns Episcopal School – Closed
St. Patricks Episcopal Day School – Closed
St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes School – Closed
Tarbiyah Academy – Closed
The Avalon School – Closed
The Child and Family Network Centers – Closed
The Fairfax Christian School – Closed
The Goddard School – Chantilly, South Riding – Closed
The Heights School – Closed
The House – Closed.
The Lab School of Washington – Closed
The Langley School – Closed
The Maddux School – Closed.
The New School of Northern Virginia – Closed.
The Newton School – Closed
The Potomac School – Closed
The River School – School closed for Students and Teachers. Liberal leave for Administrators.
Unity Health Care – Closed. Essential employees report as scheduled.
Village Green Day School – Closed.
Warrenton Baptist Tiny Tots – Closed.
Washington Christian Academy – Closed.
Washington Episcopal School – Closed
Washington Metropolitan OASIS – Opening today at 12:00pm. All morning classes are canceled.
Westminster School – Closed.
White Flint Children’s House – Closed
Woodstream Christian Academy – Closed
YMCA of Metropolitan Washington – YMCA Reston school age childcare closed early learning closed; YMCA Loudoun County school age childcare closed and early learning closed; YMCA Arlington school age childcare closed today; YMCA Ayrlawn School age and early learning closed today; YMCA Silver Spring school age and early learning closed today; YMCA Prince George’s County School Age Closed at 3pm; YMCA Alexandria early learning and school age closed; YMCA HHS closed; YMCA HUD closed
GOVERNMENT
Charles County Government – Open with Liberal Leave
City of Alexandria Government – Open with unscheduled leave/telework for non-essential employees.
City of Fairfax Government: Open on time; liberal leave for employees
City of Falls Church – Open at Noon; Liberal Leave
City of Gaithersburg – Open with Liberal Leave. Essential personnel must report as scheduled.
City of Takoma Park Government – City offices and facilities closed today.
DC Government – Employees can take unscheduled leave. Essential personnel must report to work.
DC Housing Authority – Closed.
District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency (DCHFA) – Closed
Fairfax County Government – Open with Unscheduled Leave
Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture – Closed for daytime activities. We will update the status of Park activities at 3 p.m. for evening programs.
Howard County Government: Open with LIBERAL LEAVE.
Prince George’s County District Court – Closed
Prince William County Government – Unscheduled Leave for county employees.
Smithsonian Institution – Closed
United States District Court for the District of Columbia – Opening at 10 a.m.
US District Court, Eastern District of Virginia – Closed
United States District Court MD Greenbelt – Closed
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum – Closed.
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Bowie State University – Closed
College of Southern Maryland – All campuses are closed.
Frederick Community College – Closed
Gallaudet University – Closed.
George Mason University – Will open at 12 p.m. (noon)
Hood College – Closed
Howard Community College – Opening at 12 Noon
Maryland University of Intergrative Health: Opening at 12:00 p.m.
Marymount University – Closed. Classes canceled. Shuttles will run on a weekend schedule.
Montgomery College – Closed
Prince George’s Community College – Closed
Stratford University – Alexandria Campus – Closed
University of Maryland College Park – Closed (This is a change in status)
Wesley Theological Seminary – Closed. Admission Office activities will proceed.
COMMUTER
Metrorail (WMATA) – All Lines: Due to high winds, trains operating at slower speeds above ground. Running approx every 12 min on each line. Expect delays. Rush hour promise will not be in effect.
Loudoun County Transit – Commuter Bus and Metro Connection Bus Services canceled Friday.
MARC – suspended all service.
Virginia Railway Express – canceled for Friday.
Like WTOP on Facebook and follow @WTOP on Twitter to engage in conversation about this article and others.
© 2018 WTOP. All Rights Reserved.
