Update: Salem-Keizer schools closed for the day; other schools closed or delayed

Alia Beard Rau, Salem Statesman Journal
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Swings at Riverfront Park are coated in ice on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021i n Salem, Ore.
Swings at Riverfront Park are coated in ice on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021i n Salem, Ore.

Icy roads in the Willamette Valley have closed or delayed school starts in many areas. Several schools that initially reported plans for two-hour delays are now closing schools entirely for the day, including Salem-Keizer Public Schools and Silver Falls School District.

Here's the latest list:

Blanchet Catholic: 10 a.m. start.

Community Action Head Strat Marion/Polk: All classes canceled today.

Dallas School District: Two-hour start delay, a.m./p.m. buses on snow routes.

Crosshill Christian: School closed all day. Sports practices, games and Christmas program will continue as planned.

Snowy conditions:Hoodoo and Willamette Pass ski areas to open for season

North Santiam School District: All buses on snow routes.

OCDC Headstart: Silverton campus closed; Mulino classes begin at 11 a.m.; Settlemier classes delayed two hours; Concordia and Seymour centers have two-hour delay.

Queen of Peace Catholic School: Closed for the day.

Salem-Keizer Public Schools: All schools and the EDGE program are closed for the day "due to inclement weather and significant staff shortages," according to a district text. District offices will be open.

Silver Falls School District: All schools closed. All activities canceled.

Willamette ESD: Marion Center, ECC, WCA, Polk Center have two-hour delays.

Willamette Valley Christian: Two-hour delay. No before-school care.

This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: Update: Salem-Keizer schools closed for the day; other schools closed or delayed