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Some schools, colleges and universities are shutting down campuses or canceling activities as icy temperatures reach North Texas.
“Road conditions are hazardous and will continue to deteriorate in the freezing, icy weather,” the University of North Texas spokesperson Trista Moxley said in an email.
The National Weather Service on Monday issued a winter storm warning for Dallas County and other parts of North Texas — which means there’s potential for “significant impacts” to travel due to snow, sleet or ice accumulations.
Drone video: An icy mix covers Texas 114 on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, in Roanoke as parts of North Texas are under a winter storm warning through Wednesday.
The watch runs from Monday afternoon through Wednesday morning, with most significant impacts expected Tuesday.
Multiple districts have warned that, in anticipation of severe weather this afternoon, families may experience possible bus delays during dismissal.
Here’s what schools and college campuses are doing in preparation for the weather:
School districts
Allen ISD: Monday after-school events and activities are canceled. All school campuses and district offices will be closed Tuesday.
Argyle ISD: The district is closing schools on Monday. Elementary campuses are being dismissed and parents can now pick up students. Elementary buses will start returning students at 9 a.m. All school campuses and district offices will be closed Tuesday.
Arlington ISD: Monday after-school events and activities are canceled, including after-school care at the elementary schools. All schools and offices will be closed on Tuesday.
Birdville ISD: All schools are closed on Tuesday.
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: Monday after-school events and activities are canceled. All campuses and district offices will be closed Tuesday.
Cedar Hill ISD: Monday after-school events and activities are canceled. There will be no classes, all buildings will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Coppell ISD: The district is releasing students early on Monday. Elementary schools will release at 1 p.m., middle schools will release at 1:30 p.m. and high schools will release at 2 p.m. Staff will stay at the campus until all students are picked up. All campuses and district offices will be closed Tuesday.
Crandall ISD: The district will release students early on Monday. Families can find the schedule for each campus on CISD’s website. Buses will run according to the early release schedule. Parents may pick up their students early. Monday after-school events and activities are canceled. CISD had planned a district-wide two-hour delay on Tuesday, but announced that campuses and district offices will be closed.
Dallas ISD: Monday after-school events and activities are canceled. All schools will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Decatur ISD: All schools are closed on Tuesday and Wednesday.
DeSoto ISD: Monday after-school events and activities are canceled. All campuses will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Duncanville ISD: All schools and offices are closed and all classes and after-school activities are canceled on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD: All schools will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Fort Worth ISD: After-school activities on Monday and Tuesday are canceled. Parents can pick students up early from campus — the early departure will not count against the student’s attendance. Schools will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Frisco ISD: Monday after-school events and activities are canceled. All schools will be closed on Tuesday.
Garland ISD: Monday after-school events and activities are canceled. All schools will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Grand Prairie ISD: Schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday.
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD: All schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday.
Highland Park ISD: All schools will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Irving ISD: Monday after-school events and activities are canceled. Parents may pick up students from campus early, which will not count against their attendance. All classes and after-school activities have been canceled throughout the district for Tuesday and Wednesday.
John Paul II High School: The campus will be closed and the school will hold classes virtually on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Kaufman ISD: All schools will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Keller ISD: District high schools and middle schools will release early at 1:25 p.m. on Monday. All schools will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday.
KIPP Texas Public Schools: All schools will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Lancaster ISD: Monday after-school events and activities are canceled. All schools and district offices will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday.
Lake Worth ISD: All schools will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Lewisville ISD: The district’s campuses and facilities will be released two hours early on Monday. Students can be picked up earlier if families are able. Buses will follow the early dismissal schedule shared on the district website. Monday after-school events and activities are canceled. All schools will be closed on Tuesday.
Mansfield ISD: All schools closed on Tuesday and Wednesday.
McKinney ISD: Monday after-school events and activities are canceled. The district will be closed and classes canceled on Tuesday.
Mesquite ISD: Monday after-school events and activities are canceled. The district will be closed and classes canceled on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Northwest ISD: All schools and facilities will be closed and classes and after-school activities are canceled on Tuesday. Schools will remain closed and classes are canceled on Wednesday.
Pilot Point ISD: All schools will be closed on Wednesday.
Plano ISD: Monday after-school events and activities are canceled. All schools will be closed on Tuesday.
Prosper ISD: Monday after-school events and activities are canceled. School is canceled for Tuesday.
Richardson ISD: Monday after-school events and activities are canceled. The xPlore after school programs will operate, but “parents are encouraged to pick up their students as early as possible,” the district wrote in a tweet. All schools will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Rockwall ISD: Parents are welcome to pick up their children at any time today following normal release procedures — such absences will be excused, according to a district tweet. After-school activities are canceled on Monday. Buses will run on a regular schedule. All schools will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Sunnyvale ISD: The district is releasing school early on Monday. All after-school events and activities are canceled. All schools will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Colleges and universities
Baylor University: All Waco campus classes will be held remotely through Wednesday.
Collin College: All college campuses will be closed and classes will be canceled starting at 2 p.m. on Monday.
Dallas Baptist University: The campus is closed on Tuesday. All classes are being held virtually.
Dallas College: All college locations will close starting at 5 p.m. on Monday through Tuesday. Classes will be held online, all campuses will be closed and student services will be available remotely through Wednesday.
Southern Methodist University: Monday classes and activities after 5 p.m. are canceled. Classes are canceled on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Tarrant County College: All TCC campuses and offices will close at 1:00 p.m. on Monday and will remain closed through Tuesday. In-person classes that start after 1 p.m. on Monday are canceled.
Texas A&M University: Classes are canceled on Wednesday.
Texas Christian University: The TCU campus is closed and all classes are canceled beginning noon on Monday through 6 a.m. on Thursday.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center: The Dallas and Mansfield campuses will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Texas Wesleyan University: The school is pivoting to holding classes online on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Texas Woman’s University: TWU campuses in Denton and Dallas are canceling classes and operations starting Monday “due to weather conditions deteriorating faster than expected,” according to a university tweet. Tuesday and Wednesday classes at Texas Woman’s Denton and Dallas campuses have been canceled.
University of Dallas: The University of Dallas’ Irving campus has canceled all evening classes after 5 p.m. on Monday through Wednesday.
University of North Texas: UNT will not open its Denton and Frisco campuses on Monday. Both in-person and online classes are canceled. UNT-Dallas’ main campus and College of Law will close on Monday at noon — canceling all in-person and online classes and student activities. UNT will remain closed through Wednesday at its Denton and Frisco campuses. UNT-Dallas and UNT College of Law classes will be held remotely on Tuesday and Wednesday.
University of Texas at Arlington: The university will switch to remote learning and remote work starting at 3 p.m. on Monday. UTA will continue operating remotely through Wednesday.
University of Texas at Austin: Classes are canceled on Tuesday and Wednesday.
University of Texas at Dallas: UT-Dallas is canceling all classes and activities after 5 p.m. on Monday and will remain closed through Tuesday.
University of Texas at Tyler: The university’s Tyler, Longview and Palestine campuses will be closed starting at 4 p.m. on Tuesday. Classes will resume at 10 a.m. on Wednesday.