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Colorado Springs-area schools closed Thursday due to winter storm

Southern Colorado woke up to a fresh blanket of snow Thursday morning following Wednesday’s winter storm, forcing many schools districts to close.

Colorado Springs is under a Winter Storm Warning through early Saturday and is expected to get additional snow accumulations between 5 and 10 inches, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo.

Due winter storm, most school districts in the Pikes Peak region will be closed on Thursday.

Here’s a look at some major school districts that will be closed Thursday:

  • Academy District 20 – Closed
  • Big Sandy – Closed
  • Calhan RJ1- Closed
  • Canon City RE1- Closed
  • Cheyenne Mountain Dist. 12: Closed. No preschool. Closure due to continued inclement weather and poor road conditions
  • Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind – Closed
  • Colorado Springs SD 11: Closed. No AM preschool
  • Cripple Creek-Victor – Closed for in-person, transition to remote 
  • District 49 – Closed. The closure includes BASE 49
  • Elbert School District 200 – Closed
  • Elizabeth School District – Closed
  • Ellicott 22 – Closed
  • Fountain-Ft. Carson Dist. 8 – Closed
  • Fowler School District R4J – Closed
  • Fremont-Florence RE-2 – Closed, No kindergarten or preschool, No activity bus runs.
  • Hanover 28 – Closed
  • Harrison Dist. 2 – Closed
  • Huerfano – Closed
  • La Veta Scholl District RE2 – Closed
  • Las Animas School District – Closed
  • Lewis-Palmer Dist. 38 – Closed
  • Manitou Springs SD 14 – Closed
  • Manzanola School – Closed, Vets Day program cancelled
  • Miami-Yoder Sch. Dist. JT-60 – Closed
  • Peyton 23J – Closed
  • Pike Peak BOCES, SOE and BOCES Calhan – Closed
  • Pueblo D60 – Closed
  • Pueblo Dist. 70 – Closed. Essential personnel only
  • SCCOG Early Learning Center – No Transit Buses, No Senior Meals, Trinidad and Walsenburg Business Offices are on 2 hour delay and Early Learning Centers are Closed. 
  • Trinidad School District – Closed
  • Widefield 3 – Closed
  • Woodland Park Re-2 – Closed. WPMS & WPHS will work remotely. Columbine, Summit, and Merit Academy are closed.
  • Banning Lewis Academy – Closed. All campuses(K-12) are CLOSED. 
  • CEC Colorado Springs – Closed for in-person instruction. Transition to remote learning.
  • Colorado Springs Charter Academy: Closed
  • The Colorado Springs School – Closed
  • Fountain Valley School – 9:45 a.m. start
  • James Irwin Charter Schools – Closed 
  • New Summit Charter Academy – Closed, No preschool. Prodigy Childcare is CLOSED.
  • Rocky Mountain Classical Academy – Closed, No preschool. YMCA and ALL after-school activities and sports canceled 
  • St. Mary’s High School: Closed. Asynchronous Day
  • Thomas MacLaren School: Closed
  • The Vanguard School: Closed

Click here to see the full list of school closings and delays. 

Henry Jones, 12, puts his arm out in a Superman position as he goes over a jump on his sled at Monument Valley Park, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. A snowstorm that began Tuesday evening dropped at much as 12 inches in several parts of the Colorado Springs metro area, according to the National Weather Service. The wintry conditions forced school cancellations and road closures Wednesday throughout much of the Pikes Peak region. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
Henry Jones, 12, puts his arm out in a Superman position as he goes over a jump on his sled at Monument Valley Park, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. A snowstorm that began Tuesday evening dropped at much as 12 inches in several parts of the Colorado Springs metro area, according to the National Weather Service. The wintry conditions forced school cancellations and road closures Wednesday throughout much of the Pikes Peak region. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
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