Vermont School Closings

Check the latest Vermont school closings, delays, and cancellations today. This page monitors real-time announcements from school districts and supervisory unions across Vermont — including Burlington, Montpelier, Rutland, Brattleboro, and St. Johnsbury. Most Vermont superintendents aim to announce by 6:00 AM, though major nor'easters and ice storms often prompt a decision the night before.

Vermont schools face some of the most challenging winter closure conditions in the nation. Heavy snowfall from nor'easters and Alberta Clippers, dangerous black ice on mountain passes and rural dirt roads, and extreme cold snaps are the most frequent causes of closures. Superintendents coordinate closely with the Vermont Agency of Transportation, the National Weather Service Burlington office, and local highway departments before deciding — rural districts with long mountain bus routes typically make the call earlier than Burlington-area schools. Spring mud season can also make unpaved back roads impassable for buses, and flash flooding from storms like Tropical Storm Irene has historically closed schools across multiple counties at once.

Many Vermont districts now designate snow days as Remote Learning Days (also called Asynchronous Learning Days), allowing students to complete assignments through Google Classroom or Schoology without losing instructional time. Policies vary by supervisory union — some districts cap the number of remote days per year and revert to make-up days after that limit is reached. Check your district's parent portal or school website to confirm the remote learning policy and access your student's assignments on closure days.