Nashville School Closings Today — Live Status & Delays (Tennessee)

Q: Does MNPS ever use remote-learning days instead of a traditional closure?

Yes. MNPS builds a number of inclement-weather days into its calendar for routine closures, and in winters with unusually frequent severe weather has used remote-learning days for some students once those built-in days were exhausted.

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How Nashville School Closings Today Are Announced

Nashville school closings today are decided and announced by Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS), the district that serves the entire city of Nashville and Davidson County. MNPS posts closure, delay, and remote-learning notices on its official website at mnps.org, typically aiming to make a final call as early as possible — often the evening before a storm or, for fast-moving overnight weather, by the early morning hours before buses run. Families who have registered their contact information with the district also receive alerts directly through the ParentLink notification app and the Remind messaging app, the two platforms MNPS recommends for closure and delay updates.

Beyond the district’s own channels, Nashville’s local television stations are usually the fastest secondary source once a decision is made public. WSMV-TV (NBC 4) maintains a dedicated closings and delays page, WKRN News 2 publishes its list at wkrn.com/weather/closings, and NewsChannel 5 (WTVF) tracks closures at newschannel5.com/weather/school-closings-delays. This page checks all of these sources automatically alongside the official MNPS feed so you do not have to refresh multiple sites yourself.

Weather Risks That Can Trigger Nashville School Closings

Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes: Middle Tennessee sits in a secondary, increasingly active severe-weather corridor, and outbreaks in spring and early summer have produced damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes strong enough to close or delay schools with little warning.
Winter ice storms: Nashville’s hilly terrain and bridges over the Cumberland River and its tributaries become especially hazardous when even a thin glaze of ice forms, and the region does not maintain the large de-icing fleets common in colder northern states.
Flash flooding: Heavy rain events along the Cumberland River, Mill Creek, and other area waterways can flood low-lying roads and bus routes quickly, sometimes prompting early dismissals or closures even without freezing temperatures.
Extreme cold and wind chill: Multi-day arctic outbreaks can bring wind chills cold enough to create frostbite risk at bus stops, and recent winters have also caused widespread power outages that complicate both in-person and remote learning.
Dense fog: Heavy morning fog across Davidson County can occasionally delay bus routes and reduce visibility enough to factor into a district’s delay decision, particularly in low-lying areas near the river.

Frequently Asked Questions

How early does Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools announce school closures?

MNPS aims to announce closures or delays as early as possible, often the evening before an expected storm or by the early morning hours when overnight conditions are uncertain. The decision is posted at mnps.org and pushed out through the ParentLink and Remind apps, with local TV and radio stations broadcasting the news shortly after.

What is the difference between a closure and a delay for Nashville schools?

A closure means no in-person classes for the full school day, while a delayed start pushes the opening bell back by one or more hours, usually to allow road crews extra time to treat icy roads or for fog and heavy rain to clear before buses run. MNPS also has the option to call a remote-learning day in some severe-weather situations once its built-in calendar snow days have been used up.

Does Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools close all schools at once, or can individual schools close separately?

Districtwide weather closures and delays affect every MNPS school at the same time, since the decision is made centrally for the whole of Nashville and Davidson County. However, an individual school can occasionally be closed on its own due to a building-specific issue such as a power outage, water main break, or HVAC failure — in those cases, check your specific school’s page through the MNPS school directory for the latest status.

Which Nashville TV stations report school closings?

WSMV-TV (NBC 4), WKRN News 2, and NewsChannel 5 (WTVF) are the three local television stations that most consistently report Nashville and Davidson County school closings, each maintaining its own closings page that updates as new information comes in. This page automatically monitors all three stations alongside the official MNPS website.

How often is this Nashville school closings page updated?

Status checks run automatically about every 15 minutes under normal conditions, and as often as every 5 minutes during active weather alerts, so the page reflects the latest information from MNPS and local TV sources without you needing to refresh it manually.

Does MNPS ever use remote-learning days instead of a traditional closure?

Yes. Tennessee law sets a minimum number of instructional days each school year, and MNPS builds a number of inclement-weather days into its calendar for routine closures. In winters with unusually frequent severe weather, the district has used remote-learning days for some students once those built-in days were exhausted, with instruction and assignments delivered through district-supported platforms.

Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools — School Roster

High Schools

Antioch High School
Cane Ridge High School
East Nashville Magnet High School
Glencliff High School
Hillsboro High School
Hillwood High School
Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet High School
Hunters Lane High School
James Lawson High School
John Overton High School
Maplewood High School
Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet High School
McGavock High School
Nashville Big Picture High School
Nashville School of the Arts
Pearl-Cohn Entertainment Magnet High School
Stratford STEM Magnet High School
Whites Creek High School

Middle Schools

Antioch Middle School
Apollo Middle School
Bellevue Middle School
Brick Church Middle School
Isaiah T. Creswell Middle School
Croft Middle School
Donelson Middle School
DuPont Hadley Middle School
DuPont-Tyler Middle School
East Nashville Magnet Middle School
H.G. Hill Middle School
Haynes Middle School
Head Middle Magnet School
Isaac Litton Middle School
Jere Baxter Middle School
J.F. Kennedy Middle School
John Early Museum Magnet Middle School
J.T. Moore Middle School
Meigs Magnet Middle School
Rose Park Math and Science Magnet Middle School
Thurgood Marshall Middle School
Two Rivers Middle School
West End Middle School
William Henry Oliver Middle School
Wright Middle School

Elementary Schools

A.Z. Kelley Elementary School
Alex Green Elementary School
Amqui Elementary School
Andrew Jackson Elementary School
Cane Ridge Elementary School
Carter-Lawrence Elementary School
Chadwell Elementary School
Charlotte Park Elementary School
Cockrill Elementary School
Cole Elementary School
Crieve Hall Elementary School
Cumberland Elementary School
Dan Mills Elementary School
Dodson Elementary School
DuPont Elementary School
Eagle View Elementary School
Eakin Elementary School
Gateway Elementary School
Harpeth Valley Elementary School
Hattie Cotton STEM Magnet Elementary School
Henry C. Maxwell Elementary School
Hermitage Elementary School
Hickman Elementary School
Hull-Jackson Montessori Magnet School
Ida B. Wells Elementary School
Inglewood Elementary School
J.E. Moss Elementary School
Joelton Elementary School
Jones Paideia Magnet School
Julia Green Elementary School

MNPS operates approximately 160 schools in total. The lists above include the district’s zoned and magnet high schools and a representative selection of its middle and elementary schools; for the complete, current roster, see the official MNPS school directory.