What we know about school closures: Poudre, Thompson school districts call snow days

Kelly Lyell, Fort Collins Coloradoan
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With forecasts calling for 4-8 inches of snow and strong winds Wednesday, Feb. 22, three area school districts have already called snow days as of early Tuesday evening.

You can read more information about each district's decision as well as how Colorado State University and Front Range Community College are approaching the day below.

A list of other Fort Collins area closures and delays is available at the end of this story.

Looking for more information on the forecast for Wednesday's storm? You can find those in this story about what to expect in Fort Collins and Northern Colorado. Looking for updates on the storm's impacts Wednesday? You can find those here.

Colorado State University to remain open

CSU's Fort Collins campus will remain "open and operational" Wednesday, the school said in an announcement on its website.

"CSU crews have been and remain working to clear campus roads and sidewalks," the announcement reads. "Icy conditions due exist, so please use extra caution when traversing campus walkways and entering buildings."

Students who can't make it to campus should contact their instructors and employees who can't should contact their supervisors, the school said.

Read more at https://safety.colostate.edu/.

— Sarah Kyle

Front Range Community College moves to remote learning

The Larimer campus of Front Range Community College will be remote learning only Wednesday.

The Westminster and Boulder County campuses remain open.

— Miles Blumhardt

Weld RE-4 School District

The Weld RE-4 School District, which serves Windsor, Severance and surrounding areas into west Greeley, called a snow day for Wednesday “due to predicted inclement weather and potential hazardous travel conditions,” a district spokesperson said in an email that went out at 5 p.m. Tuesday.

All of the district’s after-school and evening activities, including athletics, will be canceled as well, as will its AlphaBEST programming.

As is the case with Poudre and Thompson school districts, which announced their closures earlier in the day Tuesday, Wednesday will be a true snow day with no remote learning, the email read.

After-school and evening activities scheduled for Tuesday will go on as scheduled, the district said.

— Kelly Lyell

Thompson School District

Thompson School District also made the decision early to call a snow day for Wednesday, announcing the closure of all schools and district offices a little after 1 p.m. Tuesday.

The closure is “due to inclement weather that is forecast to begin late tonight and extend into the daytime hours,” a district spokesperson said in an email. In-person, remote and Thompson Online learning programs are all canceled, the district said, as all activities, athletics and before and after-school care programs.

— Kelly Lyell

Poudre School District

PSD's announcement to close schools Wednesday, Feb. 22, and cancel all after-school activities and athletics, including state-playoff basketball games, and AlphaBest before- and after-school daycare was made just after noon Tuesday.

The decision to close schools was reached, the district said, “due to predicted inclement weather and road conditions.”

“This is NOT a remote learning day,” the district said in an email sent to staff, students and their families and shared with media outlets.

High school students who attend classes at Front Range Community College or Colorado State University should check with those schools to determine if classes are in session, the email read.

The closure does not impact after-school activities or athletics scheduled for Tuesday “as of now,” the email read.

— Kelly Lyell

Other Fort Collins area closures, delays

City of Fort Collins

  • Delayed opening of 10 a.m. for all city buildings and facilities on Wednesday, Feb. 22

  • Delayed opening of noon for The Gardens on Spring Creek Wednesday

  • Full closures for the Farm at Lee Martinez Park and Timberline Recycling Center Wednesday

  • Essential services (fire, police and utilities) to operate as usual

  • Transfort to continue operations, but delays possible

Larimer County

  • Delayed opening of 10 a.m. for county offices

8th Judicial District

  • Courts will be closed Wednesday, Feb. 22

Weld County

  • Weld County governmental offices will be closed Wednesday due to inclement weather.

Reporter Kelly Lyell covers education, breaking news, some sports and other topics of interest for the Coloradoan. Contact him at kellylyell@coloradoan.com, twitter.com/KellyLyell or facebook.com/KellyLyell.news.

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