School closings and delays in Massachusetts for Wednesday, Jan. 24
With freezing rain Wednesday morning, some schools have decided to delay the start of school or cancel it altogether.
The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory Tuesday night for the Pioneer Valley in Western Massachusetts, southern Worcester County and north central/northeast Connecticut.
The weather service said although snow showers falling throughout the state Tuesday night should end early Wednesday morning with less than an inch of accumulation in most areas, “spotty light freezing rain will be possible Wednesday across portion of central and western Massachusetts, along with most of northern Connecticut.”
A spokesperson for Worcester Public Schools sent an email Tuesday just before 9 p.m. announcing schools there will delay opening by two hours “out of an abundance of caution.”
“We will monitor the weather overnight. If conditions deteriorate and we need to cancel school, we will notify families and staff as soon as possible,” Dan O’Brien wrote.
The following school districts have announced delays or closings for Wednesday, Jan. 24. This list is updated constantly. To refresh this list, click here.
*Note that schools are listed alphabetically by school name.*
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Abby Kelley Foster Charter School — Two-hour delay on Wednesday.
Academy at Charlmont — School opens at 9:40 a.m. on Wednesday. Most bus routes are delayed an hour. After school activities are still on.
Ashburnham Westminster Regional School District — Two-hour delay on Wednesday. No morning extended day or morning half-day preschool.
Athol-Royalston Regional School District — Two-hour delay on Wednesday. No morning pre-school.
B
Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School — Two-hour delay on Wednesday.
C
Community Christian School — At-home satellite day Wednesday. Assignments will be posted by 9 a.m.
E
Easthampton Public Schools — Closed on Wednesday.
Erving School Union 28 — Closed on Wednesday.
F
Fitchburg Public Schools — Two-hour delay on Wednesday. Morning pre-school canceled.
Fitchburg State University — Two-hour delay on Wednesday. Offices open at 10 a.m.
Four Rivers Charter School — Two-hour delay on Wednesday.
Four Winds School — Two-hour delay on Wednesday. School starts at 10:30 a.m.
Franklin County Technical School — Two-hour delay on Wednesday.
Frontier Regional Schools — Two-hour delay on Wednesday.
G
Gardner Public Schools — Two-hour delay on Wednesday.
Gateway Regional School District — Closed on Wednesday. Offices and wrap around are also closed.
Greenfield Center School — Closed on Wednesday.
Greenfield Community College — Classes start at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. All classes and events scheduled before 10 a.m. are canceled.
Greenfield Public Schools — Two-hour delay on Wednesday. No morning preschool or before-school care.
H
Hadley Public Schools — Two-hour delay on Wednesday.
Hampshire Regional School District — Closed on Wednesday.
Holyoke Community Charter School — Two-hour delay on Wednesday. Buses will come two hours later than normal. Doors open at 10 a.m.
L
Lee Public Schools — Two-hour delay on Wednesday.
Leicester Public Schools — Two-hour delay on Wednesday.
Lunenburg Public Schools — Two-hour delay on Wednesday. No morning pre-K, extended day, or ELC programs.
M
Millbury Public Schools — Two-hour delay on Wednesday.
Mohawk Trail Regional School — Two-hour delay on Wednesday.
Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School — Two-hour delay on Wednesday.
N
Narragansett Regional School District — Two-hour delay on Wednesday.
Nashoba Valley Technical High School — Two-hour delay on Wednesday.
NEARI School — Two-hour delay on Wednesday.
Northampton Public Schools — Closed on Wednesday.
North Middlesex Regional School District — Two-hour delay on Wednesday.
Notre Dame Academy Worcester — Two-hour delay on Wednesday.
P
Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical High School — Two-hour delay on Wednesday.
Pioneer Valley Performing Arts School — Closed on Wednesday.
Pittsfield Public Schools — Two-hour delay on Wednesday.
Q
Quabbin Regional School District — Two-hour delay on Wednesday. Early dismissal postponed.
R
R.H. Conwell Elementary School — Closed on Wednesday.
S
Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School — Closed on Wednesday.
South Hadley Public Schools — Two-hour delay on Wednesday.
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Wachusett Regional School District — Two-hour delay on Wednesday. No morning preschool.
West Boylston Public Schools — Two-hour delay on Wednesday.
Winchendon Public Schools — Closed on Wednesday.
Worcester Cultural Academy — Two-hour delay on Wednesday. Early drop-off starts at 9:35 a.m. School starts at 10:15 a.m. Breakfast and lunch will be served.
Worcester Public Schools — Two-hour delay on Wednesday. Full-day pre-school and full day Head Start will be delayed by two hours. No half-day preschool or half-day Head Start. The Durkin Administration Building will be open.
