RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Many Central Virginia school divisions will be closed or will turn to virtual learning on Wednesday due to hazardous driving conditions following the snow and ice storm.
Snow began the afternoon of Saturday, Jan. 24, then turned into sleet and freezing rain — conditions that continued until about midnight on Sunday, Jan. 25. While the precipitation has stopped, many roads remain icy, creating dangerous driving conditions across the region.
Of the Central Virginia school districts that closed on Monday, Jan. 26 and Tuesday, Jan. 27, the following school divisions will remain closed heading into Wednesday, Jan. 28:
- Charles City County Public Schools
- Chesterfield County Public Schools
- Colonial Heights Public Schools
- Dinwiddie County Public Schools
- Essex County Public Schools
- Goochland County Public Schools
- Hanover County Public Schools
- Henrico County Public Schools
- Hopewell City Public Schools
- Louisa County Public Schools
- Northumberland County Public Schools
- Nottoway County Public Schools
- Orange County Public Schools
- Powhatan County Public Schools
- Prince George County Public Schools
- Southampton County Public Schools
- Spotsylvania County Public Schools
- Stafford County Public Schools
The following school districts will shift to virtual learning on Wednesday:
- Amelia County Public Schools
- Buckingham County Public Schools
- Caroline County Public Schools
- Cumberland County Public Schools
- Greensville County Public Schools
- King and Queen County Public Schools
- King William County Public Schools
- Lancaster County Public Schools
- Mecklenburg County Public Schools
- Middlesex County Public Schools
- New Kent County Public Schools
- Petersburg City Public Schools
- Prince Edward County Public Schools
- Richmond City Public Schools
- Richmond County Public Schools
- Sussex County Public Schools
This article will be updated if and when additional delays or closings are announced. You can find a real-time list of active weather-related delays and closings here…