Winter Storm: School Closures, Delays, E-Learning Days In Minnesota On March 5

Winter Storm: School Closures, Delays, E-Learning Days In Minnesota On March 5

This list will be updated as more schools announce.

Parts of Minnesota could see up to a foot of snow on Wednesday, with schools across the areas likely to be hardest-hit starting to announce closures, delays, and e-learning days.

Blizzard warnings are in effect in southeast Minnesota, with heavy snow to be joined by 40-50 mph winds, while a winter storm warning is in place in the Twin Cities.

As things stand, up to 11 inches of snow could fall in parts of Minnesota by midday Wednesday.

Here are the latest school closures, delays, and e-learning days confirmed so far:

This list will be updated as more districts announce closures and changes. 

Closed Wednesday

• Austin Public Schools
• Blue Earth Schools (Grades K-5)
• Byron Public Schools
• Caledonia Public Schools
• Cannon Falls Area Schools
• Cedar Mountain Schools
• Chatfield Public Schools
• Cleveland Public Schools
• Comfrey Public Schools
• Fairmont Area Schools
• Farmington Public Schools (Flex learning day)
• Fillmore Central Schools (Flex learning day)
• Goodhue Schools
• Grand Meadow Schools
• Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton (Flex learning day)
• Jordan Public Schools
• Kasson-Mantorville Schools
• KIPP Minnesota Schools
• Lake City Schools (Flex learning day)
• LeRoy-Ostrander Public Schools
• Mankato Area Public Schools
• Maple River Schools
• Medford Schools (Flex learning day)
• Mountain Lake Public Schools
• New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Public Schools
• New Ulm Public Schools
• Owatonna Public Schools
• Randolph Public Schools
• Red Rock Central Schools
• Rochester Catholic Schools
• Rochester Public Schools
• Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan
• Southland Public Schools
• St. Charles Public Schools
• St. Clair Schools (Grades K-6)
• St. Peter Schools (Flex learning day)
• Tri-City Schools (Blended school day)
• Zumbrota-Mazeppa Schools

2-hour delay Wednesday

• Canby Public Schools
• Dawson-Boyd Schools
• Edgerton Public School
• Glencoe-Silver Lake
• Heron Lake-Okabena
• Lac qui parle County Schools
• Lake Benton Public Schools (9:30 a.m. start)
• Lakeville Area Schools
• Lakeview Public Schools
• Le Sueur-Henderson Public Schools
• Lynd Public Schools
• Marshall Public Schools
• Minneota Public Schools
• Wabasso Schools

E-learning Wednesday

• Alden-Conger Schools
• Belle Plaine Schools
• Blooming Prairie Schools
• Blue Earth Schools (Grades 6-12)
• Butterfield-Odin Schools
• Dover-Eyota Schools
• Faribault Public Schools
• Glenville-Emmons Schools
• Granada-East Huntley-East Chain Schools
• Hastings Public Schools
• Hill-Murray School
• Jackson County Central Schools
• Lyle Public School
• Martin County West Schools
• Nicollet Public Schools
• Northfield Public Schools
• Pine Island Public Schools
• Plainview-Elgin-Millville
• Red Wing Public Schools
• Sibley East Schools
• Sleepy Eye Public Schools
• Springfield Public Schools
• Spring Valley Schools
• St. Clair Schools (Grades 7-12)
• St. James Public Schools
• Totino-Grace School
• United South Central Schools
• Waseca Public Schools
• Waterville-Elysian-Morristown
• Windom Area Schools

Closed early Tuesday

• ECHO Charter School (closing at 1:15 p.m.)
• Edgerton Public School (closing at 1:30 p.m.)
• Lake Benton Public School (closing 1 p.m.)
• Lakeview Public Schools (closing 1:15 p.m.)
• Lynd Schools (closing 12:45 p.m.)
• Marshall Public Schools (closing 1 p.m.)
• Minneota Public Schools (closing 12:30 p.m.)
• Murray County Schools (closing 1:30 p.m.)
• Osakis Schools (closing 1:30 p.m.)
• Red Rock Central Schools (closing 2:30 p.m.)
• Tracy Public Schools (closing 1 p.m.)

SOURCE: Bring Me The News