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Schools around Kansas City have nearly run out of snow days. What if more blizzards hit?
Another round of school closures in the Kansas City area has parents juggling work and child care yet again. Some school district are already considering whether to push back summer break.
Kansas City metro school closings for Thursday, February 20: Kansas and Missouri updates
School cancellations and postponements are coming in for Thursday, February 20. You can view the full list here.
Kansas City area school districts announce closings for Wednesday as winter weather continues
As winter weather continues to impact the Kansas City metro area, school districts have begun announcing closing statuses for Wednesday.
Some Kansas City schools extend closures due to snow, extreme cold. Here’s the list
Several schools across the Kansas City metro will be closed Wednesday after heavy snowfall pummeled eastern Kansas and western Missouri on Tuesday.
Kansas City area school closings, delays for Wednesday
Kansas City Public Schools said all schools will be closed Wednesday and there will be no virtual learning. On the Kansas side, Olathe, Shawnee Mission, Blue Valley, Kansas City, Kansas, Turner, Leavenworth, Bonner Springs, De Soto and Tonganoxie public schools have all announced they will be closed on Wednesday due to weather.
Snow blankets Kansas City, covering roads and closing schools
The Unified Government of Kansas City, Kansas, and Wyandotte County said Tuesday afternoon that UG buildings — including City Hall — will be closed Wednesday. Schools in KCK will be canceled on Wednesday.
Snow days could keep Kansas City area students in school past Memorial Day 2025
Students, teachers and parents in the Kansas City area have endured scrambled school schedules so far in 2025. Between a record-breaking week of snow shortly after winter break, morning ice in early February and another winter storm expected to hit Wednesday, Feb. 12, area school districts are running out of their scheduled snow days.
Are Wichita-area schools running out of snow days? See what Kansas law says
Wichita school districts students have so far had this week off amid snow and bitter cold. School officials canceled classes Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. There was no school Monday because it was President’s Day.
Kansas school districts weigh impact of snow days
Snow days are stacking up as snow and arctic air linger. State law requires students to be in the classroom a set number of hours each year, but the question many parents are asking is, “What if districts do not have enough hours left in the calendar to meet the need?
Extreme cold, snow aftermath closes some Kansas City-area schools Thursday. See if your child’s school is open
Some schools in Kansas City metropolitan area have canceled classes or moved to virtual instruction for Thursday, February 20.
Slew of KC-area snow days taking toll on families, students. Will schools make up lost time?
Most Kansas City schools have used up all of their snow days. The ‘rough winter’ is reminding some families of pandemic closures.
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