School Closings and Delays Today (February 24, 2026)

Today’s educational landscape is dominated by the aftermath of a “brutal” Nor’easter that struck the Northeastern Seaboard, combined with an Arctic blast hitting the Midwest. While many cities are fighting to return to in-person learning, travel remains treacherous across several states.

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🏛️ Major City Status Updates

City	Status (Feb 24, 2026)	Reason for Change
New York City, NY	REOPENED (In-Person)	Schools resumed today following Monday’s blizzard; however, attendance is expected to be low due to uncleared sidewalks.
Philadelphia, PA	REMOTE LEARNING	Shifted to online instruction as the district has exhausted its “banked” snow days for the year.
Chicago, IL	OPEN	Regular schedule; monitoring high winds but no systemic closures.
Los Angeles, CA	OPEN	Regular schedule; districts are currently monitoring potential labor actions for later this week.
Houston, TX	OPEN	Regular schedule; no weather or staffing disruptions reported today.

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❄️ Weather-Related Issues (Snow, Ice, Cold)

District/Institution	State	Status	Reason
Long Island Districts	NY	CLOSED	Numerous suburban districts extended closures into Tuesday for cleanup.
Boston Public Schools	MA	REMOTE	Classes moved online for a second day due to record snow accumulation.
West Virginia (Various)	WV	DELAYED	Numerous counties (Cabell, Harrison, Monongalia) on 2-hour delays due to black ice.
Minneapolis Public	MN	OPEN/DELAY	Some rural outliers delayed due to wind chills hitting $-25$°F.

Massachusetts (hundreds of districts closed for day 2 of cleanup; widespread power outages and snow removal ongoing)

Nearly all public districts are Closed. A small number are delayed or have evening activities canceled. New Hampshire public schools are already on winter break (all closed this week).

Public School Districts – Closed (partial selection of major ones; full list exceeds 70+):

• Abington, Acton-Boxborough, Acushnet, Amesbury, Arlington, Ashland, Attleboro, Avon, Berkley, Berlin-Boylston, Bourne, Braintree, Bristol County Agricultural HS, Brockton, Brookline, Cambridge, Canton, Carver, Chelsea, Clinton, Cohasset, Dedham, Dennis-Yarmouth, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, Everett, Fairhaven, Foxborough Regional Charter, Franklin, Freetown-Lakeville, Hanover, Hingham, Holliston, Hull, King-Philip Regional, Lexington, Malden, Marblehead, Marlborough (offices open), Marshfield, Mashpee, Medfield, Medford, Medway, Melrose, Middleborough, Milford, Milton, Monomoy Regional, Nahant, Nashoba Regional, New Bedford, Newburyport, Norfolk, North Andover, North Attleboro, Norton, Norwell, Norwood, Peabody, Plainville, Plymouth, Provincetown, Quincy, Randolph, Revere, Rockland, Salem, Scituate, Sharon, Silver Lake Regional, South Shore Charter, Southeastern Regional Vo-Tech, Spencer-East Brookfield Regional, Stoughton, Swampscott, Tantasqua Regional/Union 61, Taunton, Tewksbury, Truro, Uxbridge, Wareham, Watertown, Webster, Westboro, Westwood, Weymouth, Whitman-Hanson Regional, Winchester, Winthrop, Woburn, Worcester.

Delayed examples: Athol-Royalston Regional (2 hrs, no AM preschool), Lunenburg (2 hrs). Some evening activities canceled (e.g., Bristol-Plymouth Reg. Tech, Brockton, Duxbury, etc.). Private schools & colleges: Vast majority closed (e.g., Milton Academy, Worcester Academy, Bishop Feehan, etc.). Some remote/virtual (e.g., Newton Country Day, Lesley University, Suffolk University). Boston Public Schools: Closed.

Full/updating MA list sources: CBS Boston or Boston.com.

New York, New Jersey, Connecticut (Tri-State area – heavy closures/delays)

Many districts closed or delayed due to snow removal and hazardous conditions. NYC public schools are reported open in some sources.

New York (selected closed): Baldwin UFSD, Bay Shore, Bellmore, Byram Hills, Central Islip, Deer Park, East Islip, East Ramapo, Eastchester, Edgemont, Elmsford, Elwood, Greenburgh, Half Hollow Hills, Harborfields, Harrison, Hauppauge, Haverstraw-Stony Point, Hawthorne-Cedar Knolls, Hendrick Hudson, Herricks, Hewlett-Woodmere, Huntington, Irvington, Island Park, Island Trees, Islip, Longwood, Manhasset, Middle Country, Miller Place, Mineola, New Rochelle, North Babylon, Northport-East Northport, Oceanside, Patchogue-Medford, Pelham, Rockville Centre, Rye Neck, Sachem, Scarsdale, Shoreham-Wading River, Southold, Tuckahoe (multiple), Valley Stream districts, West Hempstead, White Plains, Wyandanch, and many more Suffolk/Nassau/Westchester/Rockland schools. Delays: Arlington CSD (2 hrs), Wappingers CSD (2 hrs). Remote: Bay Ridge Preparatory, Hampton Bays, Hebrew Academy for Special Children.

New Jersey (selected closed or delayed – very widespread): Barnegat, Bergenfield, Bergen Co. Spec Svcs/Voc, Bloomfield, Brick, Carlstadt, Cliffside Park, Colts Neck, Dumont, Eatontown, Englewood/Englewood Cliffs, Essex Co. VSD, Hackensack, Harrison, Highland Park, Hoboken, Howell, Jersey City, Linden, Little Ferry, Livingston, Lodi, Marlboro, Middletown, Millburn, Monmouth Co. VSD, New Brunswick, Ocean Twp, Paramus, Paterson, Piscataway, Plainfield, Red Bank, Ridgefield Park, Roselle, Roseville Community Charter, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, Secaucus, Shore RHSD, South Brunswick, South Hackensack, South Plainfield, Springfield, Teaneck, Tenafly, Tinton Falls, Totowa, Tuckerton, Wallington, Warren Twp, Watchung Bor., West Long Branch, Winslow Twp, and dozens more. Delays (2 hrs common): Bedminster, Bernards Twp, Fair Lawn (90 min), Franklin Lakes, Green Twp, Hanover Park (1.5 hrs), Jefferson Twp, Kinnelon, Mahwah, Mendham Bor., Montgomery, Morris Co. VSD, Netcong (1.5 hrs), North Plainfield, Oradell (90 min), Passaic Valley RHSD (9:30 am), Pequannock, River Dell (2 hrs), Riverdale (1.5 hrs), Rockaway Bor./Twp (1.5/2 hrs), Roxbury, Somerset Co. ESC (students 10 am), Washington Twp.

Connecticut (selected closed): Monroe, Norwalk, Ridgefield, Shelton, Stratford Public Schools.

Philadelphia Metro / Pennsylvania & Nearby NJ (mixed delays, some closures/remote)

Many 2-hour delays or remote/flex days; some full closures.

• Closed: Black Horse Pike Regional, Burlington City/Twp, Camden City/County Tech, Fairfield Twp (Cumberland), Gloucester Twp, Lenape Regional HS, Mastery Charter Camden, Medford Twp, Shamong Twp, Weymouth Twp (Atlantic), Willingboro, Winslow Twp.
• Remote/Virtual: Bensalem Twp, Neshiminy, Pennsbury.
• 2-hr delays: Abington, Central Bucks, Cherry Hill, Coatesville, Collegium Charter, Deptford, Eastampton, Gloucester Co. Special Svcs, Haddon Heights, Hainesport, Hatboro-Horsham, Jenkintown, Lower Merion, Lower Moreland, Lumberton, Mantua, Overbrook School for the Blind, Palisades, Pennridge, Quaker School at Horsham, Rancocas Valley, Swedesboro-Woolwich, etc.
• Archdiocese of Philadelphia: Flexible instruction in city schools.

Delaware

Multiple districts Closed (weather-related): Smyrna SD, Capital SD, Lake Forest SD, POCS, SSD, and items reported for Christina, Red Clay Consolidated, Caesar Rodney, Cape Henlopen.

Other Areas (minimal impact)

• East Tennessee & Kentucky: A few closures/delays due to illness or cold (not the blizzard) – e.g., Bell County and scattered others.
• Maine: Mostly open; scattered 2-hr delays (e.g., AOS 77, AOS 96, Berwick Academy).

🔧 Infrastructure & Utility Failures

District/Institution	State	Status	Reason
Oxford Public Schools	CT	3-HOUR DELAY	Quaker Farms School remains on a delay due to ongoing boiler recovery.
Detroit Charter Schools	MI	CLOSED	Isolated closures for specific buildings (e.g., Covenant House) due to localized heating failure.

📢 Labor & Safety (Strikes and Alerts)

District/Institution	State	Status	Reason
San Diego Unified	CA	OPEN (Alert)	Schools are open today, but families are being warned of a total closure coming this Thursday (Feb 26) due to an authorized teacher strike.
San Francisco Unified	CA	OPEN	Classes resumed this week after a tentative deal ended the recent educator walkout.

🎓 Higher Education & Early Childhood

School/Center	State	Status	Reason
City College (CCNY)	NY	REMOTE	Shifted all operations to Zoom/Remote for Tuesday, Feb 24.
Emerson College	MA	REMOTE	All Boston classes moved online; non-essential staff working remotely.
Labouré College	MA	CLOSED	Permanently ceasing academic operations/merging with Curry College (Long-term closure alert).
Regional Daycare (NE)	NJ/PA	DELAYS	Many “Learning Care Group” and local Pre-K centers are following a 2-hour delay to match public districts.

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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