School Closings and Delays Today (May 2, 2025)

As of May 2, 2025, several school districts in the United States have announced closures or delays due to severe weather conditions, including storms and flooding. Here’s a summary of the affected areas:

Western Pennsylvania

Following powerful storms earlier in the week, multiple school districts in Western Pennsylvania will remain closed on Friday, May 2. Crews are working to restore power and clear debris. Outage maps indicated that tens of thousands of customers were still without power as of Thursday. Duquesne Light reported that power had been restored to 60% of affected customers, but some outages may persist until May 6.

• Pennsylvania (Based on WCCS Radio reporting):
  • Closed: Marion Center, Purchase Line, River Valley’s Saltsburg Campus, Armstrong, Apollo-Ridge.
    
  • Two-Hour Delay: Seeds of Faith Christian Academy.
  • Other: All Head Start Program Locations (no classes due to scheduled home visits).
    
• Pennsylvania (Mt. Lebanon School District):
  • Hoover Elementary and Howe Elementary may be operating on a Flexible Instruction Day (FID) due to ongoing power outages from a recent storm (status dependent on power restoration by the previous evening).
  • All other schools within the Mt. Lebanon district were expected to have in-person instruction.
• New Hampshire (Oyster River Cooperative School District):
  • Schools are closed due to a scheduled April Break running from April 28 to May 2, 2025.

Montgomery County, Texas

Heavy rain and flooding have led to several school closures and delays:

• Willis ISD: Schools and offices are closed on May 2 due to heavy rain and flooding.

• Sam Houston State University (SHSU): Both the Huntsville and The Woodlands campuses remain closed on May 2. General’s Market will open at 8 a.m., but other facilities like the Library and Rec Center are closed.

• Lone Star College – Montgomery and Conroe Center: Delayed opening until 10 a.m. on May 2 due to weather conditions.

Houston Area, Texas

Widespread flooding continues to affect the Houston area, leading to school closures on Friday, May 2:

• Cleveland ISD: Closed on May 2.

• Conroe ISD: Closed on May 2.

• Dayton ISD: Closed on May 2.

• Faith Lutheran School (Huntsville): Closed on May 2.

• Humble ISD: Closed on May 2.

• Huntsville ISD: Closed on May 2.

• Livingston ISD: Remains closed through May 2.

• Magnolia ISD: Closed on May 2.

• Montgomery ISD: Closed on May 2.

• New Caney ISD: Closed on May 2.

• New Waverly ISD: Closed on May 2.

• Shepherd ISD: Closed on May 2.

• Splendora ISD: Closed on May 2.

• Willis ISD: Schools and offices remain closed on May 2.

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has extended the STAAR mathematics testing deadline for districts affected by flooding. All STAAR grades 3–8 mathematics and Algebra I assessments must be completed by 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 9.

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.