EDUCATION + SCHOOLS

Friday: School delays and closures

Jan 17, 2020, 6:42 AM | Updated: 8:47 am

A winter storm has hit Utah and may cause slick driving conditions....

A winter storm has hit Utah and may cause slick driving conditions. (Getty Images)

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UPDATED: 8:30 a.m.

SALT LAKE CITY:  The snow is tapering off a bit, and, still falling, in various portions of northern Utah.  Please check here throughout the morning for updates on school district and government delays and closures:

Schools

Provo School District:  Due to quick-changing weather and accumulating snow, some below bench pickup is needed this morning.  Bus 36 and Bux 004 have already switched to below bench pickup. This may effect the Southeast Bench, NOrtheast Bench, Oak Hills and Sherwood Hills neighborhoods. As always, schools will work with parents on attendance/tardy issues related to weather.

Weber District:  A tweet sent at 7:30 a.m. indicates that schools are in session and buses are running. The tweet also says that if you feel you’d rather keep your kids at home, they support your decision.

Canyons District had already scheduled a day off

South Summit – High School, Middle School 9:00 a.m. Elementary 10:00 a.m.

Alpine District plans to start on time – no delayed opening
Cache County – all schools open and operating
Logan City – normal school operations, half-day
Park City – normal operations for today
Ogden District – normal schedule, but nobody marked tardy
Morgan District – operating normally
Jordan District – all schools are open
Granite District – operating normally, but buses could be late.
Salt Lake City District – schools operating normally, lenient on tardiness
McGillis School – 1 hour delay; classes begin at 9:30

Others

State employees don’t have to be to work until 10:00 a.m.
Courthouses will operate normally
Salt Lake City offices won’t open until 10:00 a.m.
Salt Lake City libraries won’t open until 11:00 a.m.

UTA

Bus routes 45, 2 and 220 are on snow routing. Snow routing maps are on the UTA website.
All routes servicing the Avenues and Weber State now on snow routing.

Schools

Canyons District had already scheduled a day off

Alpine District plans to start on time – no delayed opening
South Summit – High School, Middle School 9:00 a.m. Elementary 10:00 a.m.

Cache County – all schools open and operating
Logan – normal start time, delay decision pending
Park City – decision pending
Cache County – schools open and operating normally
Ogden District – normal schedule, but nobody marked tardy
Morgan District – operating normally
Jordan District – all schools are open
Granite District – operating normally, but buses could be late.
Salt Lake City District: all schools will operate on a normal schedule today. Students will not be marked tardy.

The McGillis School is on a one hour DELAY today due to inclement weather conditions this morning. Classes for both divisions will begin at 9:30 AM. Morning care begins at 9:00 AM.

Others

State employees don’t have to be to work until 10:00 a.m.
Courthouses will operate normally
Salt Lake City offices won’t open until 10:00 a.m.
Salt Lake City libraries won’t open until 11:00 a.m.

UTA

Bus routes 45, 2 and 220 are on snow routing. Snow routing maps are on the UTA website.

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Friday: School delays and closures