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Latest on School Delays in Prince William County

Neighboring districts delayed, but what about our schools?

Regardless of delays to the north and south of Prince William County on Wednesday morning, Jan. 8, 2014, it appears students will be going to school on schedule.

If a decision is made for delay, it is typically made before 5 a.m. Wednesday morning. First alerts are posted on the Prince William County School District website or the PWCS Facebook page. There has been no announcement from Prince William County Schools.

At 5:30 a.m., the weather forecast for Woodbridge put the temperature at 8 degrees in Woodbridge, but we aren't facing the same wind chill that crippled much of the nation Tuesday.

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Fairfax, Stafford, Spotsylvania and Rappahannock county schools are all opening two hours late Wednesday morning.

"The decision to change the school schedule is not made lightly," Superintendent Steven Walts wrote in a letter to parents this fall.

The district's transportation staff monitor roads and weather conditions in busy and remote travel areas of the county. The district also pulls information from the Virginia Department of Transportation, area police and the weather service.

"This combined information yields the best decision for the safety of everyone across our large School Division," Walts noted.


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