School Closings and Delays Today (December 5, 2025)

The school schedule changes for Friday, December 5, 2025, in the USA are primarily due to the residual effects of the major winter storm that has been impacting the Midwest and Northeast regions all week.

Here is a detailed list of confirmed closures and delays:

USA School Closures and Delays: Friday, December 5, 2025

District/Area	State	Status on Dec. 5, 2025	Details / Reason
Davidson County Schools	North Carolina (NC)	Remote Learning Day	A Winter Weather Alert was issued, causing the district to switch to a Remote Learning Day for students and a Telework Instructional Day for staff. This is a storm-related closure.
Clay Oneida Special School District	Tennessee (TN)	Two-Hour Delay	Schools will be OPEN but with a two-hour delayed start due to ongoing road conditions from the storm.
Overton Pickett	Tennessee (TN)	Two-Hour Delay	Schools will be OPEN but with a two-hour delayed start due to ongoing road conditions from the storm.
Switzer Elementary (Utica Community Schools)	Michigan (MI)	CLOSED	Closed due to a Building Problem, which may be related to weather damage or necessary repairs following the storm.
Riverside Academy PS 208 (Buffalo Public Schools)	New York (NY)	OPEN (Resumption)	The school will reopen for a regular day of instruction after being closed due to a building or safety issue (Buffalo Fire gave the “all clear”).
Santa Fe Public Schools (SFPS)	New Mexico (NM)	Regular Schedule	All schools and district offices are expected to operate on a regular schedule (no delay), following a two-hour delay on the previous day.
Central Ohio Districts	Ohio (OH)	Widespread Closures/Delays (Lingering)	While many large districts (e.g., Columbus, Hilliard) likely returned to a regular schedule, smaller surrounding districts may still have closures or delays due to rural road conditions. The list for a preceding day showed over 50 Central Ohio schools closed.

Alamance‑Burlington School System (North Carolina) — Closed

Lexington City Schools (NC) — Closed

Mount Airy City Schools (NC) — Closed

Winston‑Salem/Forsyth County Schools (NC) — Closed

Davidson County Schools (NC) — Remote Learning Day

Guilford County Schools (NC) — Remote Learning Day

Rockingham County Schools (NC) — Remote Learning Day

Stokes County Schools (NC) — Remote Learning Day

Surry County Schools (NC) — Remote Learning Day

Yadkin County Schools (NC) — Remote Learning Day

Virginia

Closed:

• Alleghany Highlands Public Schools​

• Rockbridge County Schools (Employee Code 2)​

• WJCC Schools (Williamsburg-area)​

2-Hour Delays:

• Clarke County Public Schools​

• Culpeper County Public Schools​

• Franklin County Schools​

• Fauquier County Schools​

• Galax City Schools​

• Henry County Schools​

• Radford City Schools​

• Shenandoah County Public Schools​

• Trousdale County Schools​

• Warren County Schools​

• Winchester Public Schools​

Maryland

2-Hour Delays:

• Harford County Schools

• Montgomery County Public Schools​

• Prince George’s County Public Schools (Code Orange)​

Tennessee

2-Hour Delays:

• Clay County Schools​

• Hawkins County Schools​

• Johnson County Schools​

• Oneida Special School District​

• Overton County Schools​

• Pickett County Schools​

• Rogersville City Schools​

• Sullivan County Schools​

• Unicoi County Schools​

Massachusetts

Closed:

• Ashburnham-Westminster
• Gardner
• Gateway
• Narragansett
• Palmer
• Spencer-East Brookfield
• Wachusett
• Worcester (including Head Start, before- and after-school activities, and administrative offices)

2-Hour Delay:

• Amherst
• Amherst-Pelham
• Athol-Royalston
• Baystate Academy
• Belchertown
• Chicopee
• Dudley-Charlton Regional
• Hadley
• Hampshire
• Hatfield
• Leicester
• Ludlow
• Mohawk Trail
• North Brookfield
• North Middlesex
• Oxford
• Pathfinder Tech
• Pelham
• Quabbin
• Quaboag Regional
• Shutesbury
• Smith Vocational
• South Hadley
• Southbridge
• Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School District (Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School)
• Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional
• Springfield
• Tantasqua
• Webster
• Westfield
• Winchendon

Virginia

Closed:

• Alleghany Highlands Public Schools
• King George County Schools
• Matthews County Public Schools
• Middlesex County Public Schools
• Sussex County Public Schools

2-Hour Delay:

• Bath County Public Schools
• Bland County Public Schools
• Carroll County Public Schools
• Culpeper County Schools
• Galax City Public Schools

West Virginia

Closed:

• Pocahontas County Schools

3-Hour Delay:

• Greenbrier County Schools

North Carolina

Remote Learning:

• Rockingham County Schools
• Stokes County Schools

2-Hour Delay:

• Pitt County Schools

Tennessee

2-Hour Delay:

• Clay County Schools
• Oneida Special School District
• Overton County Schools
• Pickett County Schools

Oklahoma

Closed:

• Geary Public Schools
• Mid-Del Tech (day classes canceled)

Virtual/Remote Learning:

• Crutcho Public School
• Lexington Public Schools
• Midwest City-Del City Public Schools
• Purcell Public Schools

For the most current information on school closings or delays in specific areas, it’s advisable to check local news outlets or official school district communications.

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