School Closings and Delays Today (December 5, 2025)

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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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