SCHOOLS: Fort Worth, other North Texas districts cancel classes Friday as roads get worse
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Fort Worth-area school districts announced cancellations for Friday after road conditions deteriorated following a winter storm that dumped sleet and freezing rain on North Texas for several days.
An ice storm warning ended at 9 a.m. Thursday, but roads remained icy in spots and refreezing caused conditions to worsen overnight into Friday morning. Officials in the Fort Worth area say travel has been dangerous early Friday morning, with dozens of accidents reported, including two fatalities.
Freeway overpasses and other elevated roadways were iced over early Friday morning, requiring the closure of access entrance ramps for the majority of the city’s freeways by using emergency vehicles and/or barricades, Fort Worth police said. Crews from the Fort Worth Department of Transportation and Public Works and Texas Department of Transportation are installing barricades, sanding roadways and are working as quickly as safely possible to try to ensure the roadways are open and safe for travel for morning commuters, police said.
The Fort Worth school district followed normal dismissal times Monday but allowed parents to pick up students early. The district said in an announcement at the end of the day Monday that classes would be canceled Tuesday. The district announced the closure will continue through Friday.
These are the public school districts and universities that have announced Friday closures. Some districts that had planned a late start Friday have now canceled classes for the day.
- Aledo
- Argyle
- Arlington
- Azle
- Birdville
- Burleson
- Carroll ISD
- Castleberry
- Crowley
- Decatur
- Denton
- Eagle Mountain-Saginaw
- Everman
- Farmersville
- Glen Rose
- Gordon
- Grand Prairie
- Grapevine-Colleyville
- Hurst-Euless-Bedford
- Fort Worth
- Keller
- Kennedale
- Lake Worth
- Krum ISD
- Lewisville
- Little Elm
- Mansfield
- Midlothian
- Millsap
- Northwest
- Peaster
- Pilot Point
- Poolville
- Weatherford
- Westlake Academy
- White Settlement
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary - Virtual classes only
- Tarrant County College - Open at 10 a.m.
- TCU - Open at 10 a.m.
- Texas Wesleyan - Virtual instruction
- Texas Woman’s University - Closed
- UNT - The University of North Texas will remain closed Friday (Feb. 3) at its Denton and Frisco campuses. Roads, parking lots and sidewalks will remain hazardous because of overnight refreezing. All classes, including online and in-person, are canceled.
- UT Arlington -Due to colder-than-expected temps and refreezing on campus, UTA classes will remain online Friday.
- Weatherford College - Opening at 1 p.m.
Here’s a list of public school district and universities that were closed Thursday:
- Aledo
- Alvarado
- Alvord
- Anna
- Argyle
- Arlington
- Azle
- Birdville
- Boyd
- Bridgeport
- Burleson
- Carroll
- Castleberry
- Crowley
- Decatur
- Denton
- Eagle Mountain-Saginaw
- Everman
- Fort Worth
- Gordon
- Grandview
- Grand Prairie
- Grapevine-Colleyville
- Hurst-Euless-Bedford
- Joshua
- Keller
- Kennedale
- Krum
- Lake Worth
- Lipan
- Little Elm
- Mansfield
- Melissa
- Midlothian
- Millsap
- Mineral Wells
- Northwest
- Paradise
- Pilot Point
- Stephenville
- Tarleton State University
- TCU
- Texas Woman’s University
- Texas Wesleyan will continue with remote operation & virtual instruction Thursday, Feb. 2.
- University of North Texas
UT Arlington will continue remote learning and remote work until the end of Thursday, Feb. 2.
- Weatherford
- Westlake Academy
- White Settlement
- Weatherford College
Here’s how schools decide when to close.
Here is the list of public school district closures for Wednesday:
- Aledo
- Allen
- Alvarado
- Anna
- Argyle
- Arlington
- Azle
- Birdville
- Bland
- Boles
- Boyd
- Bridgeport
- Brock
- Burleson
- Carroll
- Castleberry
- Cleburne
- Crowley
- Decatur
- Denton
- Eagle Mountain-Saginaw
- Everman
- Fort Worth
- Glen Rose
- Godley
- Grand Prairie
- Grandview
- Grapevine-Colleyville
Hurst-Euless-Bedford
Joshua
- Keller
- Kennedale
- Krum
- Lake Worth
- Little Elm
- Lipan, until at least 10 a.m. Thursday
- Mansfield
- Melissa
- Millsap
- Mineral Wells
- Paradise
- Peaster
- Northwest
- Springtown
- Stephenville
- Weatherford
- Westlake Academy
- White Settlement
These universities have also announced closures for Wednesday:
- Southwestern Seminary - Online classes
- Texas Christian University
Texas Wesleyan University — Virtual Instruction / Remote Operations
- University of North Texas
- University of Texas at Arlington - Online classes
Here is the list of closures for Tuesday:
- Aledo
- Alvord
- Anna
- Argyle
- Azle
- Arlington
- Birdville
- Bridgeport
- Burleson
- Brock
- Boyd
- Carroll
- Castleberry
- Cleburne
- Crowley
- Decatur
- Denton
- Eagle Mountain-Saginaw
Everman
Fort Worth
- Granbury
- Grand Prairie
- Grandview
Grapevine-Colleyville
Godley
Hurst-Euless-Bedford
Joshua
- Keller
- Kennedale
- Krum
- Lake Worth
- Lewisville
- Little Elm
- Lipan
- Mansfield
- Melissa
- Millsap
- Mineral Wells
- Northwest
- Paradise
- Peaster
- Springtown
- Stephenville
- Weatherford
- Westlake Academy
- White Settlement
- Tarrant County College
- Weatherford College
- TCU
- UNT
- UT Arlington moving to remote operations
Here is a list of closures for Monday:
- Birdville will release high school students at noon, middle school students at 1 p.m., and elementary students at their normal time (3:35 p.m.). Parents may pick up their children early.
- Aledo
- Azle
- Carroll (early release: pre-k at 12:50 p.m.; k-4 at 1 p.m.; 9-12 at 1:39 p.m.; 5-8 at 1:45 p.m.)
- Castleberry
Eagle Mountain-Saginaw
Everman will release high school and academy at noon, Baxter & STEM at 12:30 and elementary at 1 p.m.
Hurst-Euless-Bedford will release high school students at 1 p.m., junior high at 2 p.m. and elementary at normal time.
- Lake Worth
- Lipan
- Granbury
- Weatherford
- Brock
- Millsap
- Mineral Wells
- Peaster
- Poolville
- Stephenville
- Weatherford College
- White Settlement
TCU: Closes at noon Monday.
Decatur: Closes at 12:30 Monday.
Fort Worth: The Fort Worth school district said it would open buildings early for students and that it is suspending tardy procedures for the start of the day.
Crowley: The school district said it would open buildings early.
Grapevine-Colleyville: Schools are open but the district said to expect delays in bus schedules.
Springtown: Classes are scheduled but district officials said early release is possible if conditions deteriorate.
University of North Texas: Denton and Frisco campuses are closed.
This story was originally published January 30, 2023 at 7:13 AM.
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