Virginia Beach School Closings Today — Live Status & Delays (Virginia)

Are Virginia Beach schools closed today? Check live status below — updated every 10 minutes.

Live status monitored for Virginia Beach City Public Schools, Chesapeake Public Schools, Norfolk Public Schools, and Currituck County Schools (NC).

How Virginia Beach School Closures Are Announced

Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) posts closure, delay, and early-dismissal decisions directly on its official website, vbschools.com, and pushes the same information out through the district’s official social media accounts and its parent/staff email and text alert system. When a storm is approaching, VBCPS typically makes a call as early as it reasonably can — often overnight or in the early morning hours before buses begin their routes — but during a fast-developing coastal storm the district may wait for updated National Weather Service guidance before finalizing a decision, so status can still change close to the start of the school day.

Local TV stations are the fastest secondary source once VBCPS makes a call. WAVY-TV 10 (NBC), 13News Now WVEC (ABC), and WTKR News 3 (CBS) all run closings crawls and closings pages during active weather events across the Hampton Roads region, and this page’s dashboard monitors all three automatically alongside the district’s own site so you don’t have to check multiple places yourself.

Weather Risks That Affect Virginia Beach School Closures

• Hurricanes & Tropical Storms: Virginia Beach sits directly on the Atlantic coast, so tropical systems moving up the East Coast between June and November can bring damaging wind, heavy rain, and storm surge that trigger closures well ahead of landfall.
• Nor’easters: Strong coastal low-pressure systems, most common in fall and winter, can produce sustained high wind, beach erosion, and prolonged heavy rain that make bus routes near the oceanfront and Chesapeake Bay unsafe.
• Coastal & Tidal Flooding: Low-lying neighborhoods near the oceanfront, Lynnhaven River, and Chesapeake Bay are prone to tidal and storm-surge flooding during hurricanes, nor’easters, and even routine heavy rain at high tide.
• Severe Thunderstorms: Summer thunderstorms can bring damaging wind, lightning, and localized flash flooding, occasionally prompting early dismissals.
• Winter Ice Events: Measurable snow is infrequent, but ice storms and freezing rain occur most winters; even a thin glaze can shut down roads because Hampton Roads doesn’t maintain the heavy de-icing fleet that colder regions do.
• Extreme Heat: High heat and humidity in late summer can trigger early dismissals or schedule changes at schools without full air conditioning in older buildings.

Frequently Asked Questions

How early does Virginia Beach City Public Schools announce school closures?

VBCPS aims to announce closures, delays, or early dismissals as early as possible — often overnight or in the early morning before buses run — but during fast-moving coastal storms the district sometimes waits for updated National Weather Service guidance, so a final decision can come closer to the start of the school day. This page checks VBCPS’s official channels continuously so you see updates as soon as they’re posted.

What’s the difference between a closure and a delay for Virginia Beach schools?

A closure means school is cancelled for the entire day district-wide. A delay means the start of the school day is pushed back by a set amount of time (commonly one or two hours) to allow road and weather conditions to improve, with buses running on the same delayed schedule. VBCPS may also call an early dismissal, sending students home before the normal end of the school day, if conditions are expected to worsen during school hours.

Do all Virginia Beach schools close at the same time, or can individual schools close separately?

VBCPS makes closure and delay decisions district-wide rather than school by school, since the division’s boundaries are coextensive with the entire City of Virginia Beach and buses and road conditions are evaluated citywide. Neighboring Norfolk Public Schools, by contrast, is a compact urban district where individual-school disruptions (such as a localized power or water issue) are somewhat more common — this page’s Norfolk board reflects that district’s own status separately.

Which Hampton Roads TV stations report Virginia Beach school closings?

WAVY-TV 10 (NBC), 13News Now WVEC (ABC), and WTKR News 3 (CBS) are the primary Hampton Roads television stations that report school closings across the region, including Virginia Beach. This page automatically monitors all three alongside VBCPS’s own official website.

How often is this page updated?

Status checks run automatically every 10 to 15 minutes under normal conditions, and as often as every 5 minutes during active weather alerts. The live dashboard above refreshes in your browser without needing to reload the page.

Does Virginia Beach’s evacuation-zone system affect school closure decisions?

Virginia Beach uses a hurricane evacuation zone system (Zones A through D) for coastal and low-lying neighborhoods. While evacuation orders and school closures are called separately by different authorities, a mandatory evacuation order for zones that include school buildings or bus routes will typically coincide with a district-wide school closure during major hurricane threats.

Virginia Beach City Public Schools — School Roster

High Schools

• Bayside High School
• Frank W. Cox High School
• First Colonial High School
• Floyd E. Kellam High School
• Green Run Collegiate
• Green Run High School
• Kempsville High School
• Landstown High School
• Ocean Lakes High School
• Princess Anne High School
• Salem High School
• Tallwood High School

VBCPS reports 18 high schools district-wide; the 12 comprehensive and collegiate high schools above are confirmed by name. Remaining schools are alternative and technical-center programs — see the full list at vbschools.com.

Middle Schools

• Bayside Middle School
• Brandon Middle School
• Corporate Landing Middle School
• Great Neck Middle School
• Independence Middle School
• Kempsville Middle School
• Landstown Middle School
• Larkspur Middle School
• Lynnhaven Middle School
• Plaza Middle School
• Princess Anne Middle School
• Salem Middle School
• Virginia Beach Middle School

VBCPS reports 21 middle schools district-wide; 13 are confirmed by name above — see the full list at vbschools.com.

Elementary Schools

• Alanton Elementary School
• Arrowhead Elementary School
• Bayside Elementary School
• Birdneck Elementary School
• Brookwood Elementary School
• Centerville Elementary School
• Christopher Farms Elementary School
• College Park Elementary School
• Corporate Landing Elementary School
• Creeds Elementary School
• John B. Dey Elementary School
• Diamond Springs Elementary School
• Fairfield Elementary School
• Glenwood Elementary School
• Green Run Elementary School
• Hermitage Elementary School
• Holland Elementary School
• Indian Lakes Elementary School
• Kempsville Elementary School
• Kempsville Meadows Elementary School
• King’s Grant Elementary School
• Kingston Elementary School
• Landstown Elementary School
• Linkhorn Park Elementary School
• Luxford Elementary School
• Lynnhaven Elementary School
• Malibu Elementary School
• New Castle Elementary School
• Newtown Elementary School
• North Landing Elementary School

VBCPS reports 63 elementary schools district-wide; the 30 shown above (list capped per site policy) are confirmed by name — see the full list at vbschools.com.