School closures

A number of schools have chosen to close due to the bad weather.

Significant accumulations of snow are expected in some areas along with icy conditions. However, council trucks have now cleared the snow. The decision to close a school in the midst of forecasted snow is up to the individual school management and actually has nothing to do with the Department of Education. "Guidance on time lost due to unforeseen closures as a result of severe weather is set out in Circular 0005/2020 - Standardisation of the School Year in respect of Primary & Post-Primary Schools for the years 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23." A spokesperson for the Department of Education told The Irish Mirror earlier this week: "Any decision to close is taken in the interest of child safety, having assessed the local risks and having consulted, as appropriate, with school transport operators. A number of schools in Ireland have shut their doors as brutal conditions cut the power in some areas and have made the roads treacherous for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers.

An orange warning for snow and ice is currently in place and will affect Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Clare, Connacht, Longford, Louth, Meath and Westmeath until ...

Guidance on time lost due to unforeseen closures as a result of severe weather is set out in Circular 0005/2020 - Standardisation of the School Year in respect of Primary & Post-Primary Schools for the years 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23." Any decision to close is taken in the interest of child safety, having assessed the local risks and having consulted, as appropriate, with school transport operators.” The decision to close a school rests with the school management authority taking into consideration the full guidance and direction available from the principal response agencies, especially An Garda Síochána. Parents are advised to check their own school’s website and social media to be updated on any possible changes. Read more: Also, a status yellow warning is in place for the entire country until tomorrow, March 10, at 12pm.

With the snow expected to get worse throughout the day, a number of schools and colleges closed early.

"Good on them, so they can get home safely to their families, do people forget that have families too and want to get home early. Least the school is thinking of their health and safety for the people saying why." Lesley said: "Laughable, my daughter lives & works as a school secretary in Canada & even though temperatures can drop to ( ~ 25 ) school remain open & traffic still runs!" Parents on social media have called out the closures, with many saying it's unnecessary to shut the schools. Leeds City Council published a list of all the known closures, and some schools were contacting parents via text directly. [schools](http://Follow our live snow blog for weather updates across Yorkshire What's the weather like near you?

Education Minister Norma Foley praised the “enormous determination” of schools to try and remain open.

In particular they would work with school transport as well and decisions will be made around that.” “You will note that here today, the climate is very different to what they’re experiencing perhaps in other places in Limerick and Kerry and Clare as has already been outlined and perhaps in other places as well, so it is important that they would have the autonomy to make the decision. In a statement today, a spokesperson for the Department said that there are no requirements for schools to close due to poor weather and that decisions should be made locally. More than 5,000 readers have already pitched in to keep free access to The Journal. THE DEPARTMENT OF Education has said that schools opting to close due to severe weather are making decisions “in the interest of child safety”. For the price of one cup of coffee each week you can help keep paywalls away.

Parts of the country have experienced heavy snow overnight and some schools across the country will have closed this morning as the Department of Education ...

Accumulations of snow are expected in many areas along with icy conditions. [ signing up to our newsletter](https://www.rsvplive.ie/newsletter-preference-centre/) [temperature ](https://www.rsvplive.ie/all-about/weather)warning in place until 10am. [Education ](https://www.rsvplive.ie/all-about/education)has now said that it is up to each school to make that decision. "Possible Impacts: [Met Eireann](https://www.rsvplive.ie/all-about/met-eireann) issued the warning yesterday morning and it came into effect at 3am.

Snow and ice can lead some authorities to close schools - find out how to check if your child's is one of them today (Friday, March 10).

[30 funny and cute snow day Instagram captions](https://metro.co.uk/2023/03/08/snow-day-instagram-captions-30-puns-cute-phrases-and-song-lyrics-3-18404235/?ico=more_text_links) [Twitter ](https://twitter.com/MetroUK?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor)and [Maps show which areas of the UK can expect to be hit with snow this week](https://metro.co.uk/2023/03/07/maps-show-which-areas-of-the-uk-can-expect-snow-this-week-18396898/?ico=more_text_links) [These might be the cosiest socks for this spontaneous snowy weather – with rave reviews from self-described ‘sock snobs’](https://metro.co.uk/2023/03/08/uk-weather-these-might-be-the-cosiest-socks-for-this-spontaneous-snow-18407420/?ico=more_text_links) [check on the nidirect site](https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/services/school-closures). [when schools close](https://metro.co.uk/2022/01/07/how-cold-does-it-have-to-be-for-schools-to-close-15879796/) is usually based on the inside temperature, as well as how hazardous the site is, as lots of snow and ice can pose a risk of injury. [emergency school closures on the mygov.scot site](https://www.mygov.scot/school-closures). [Arctic blast of snow and ice ](https://metro.co.uk/2023/03/08/uk-weather-arctic-blast-to-continue-after-snow-falls-overnight-18403865/)led to more than 150 school closures across the south and west of England, [Wales](https://metro.co.uk/tag/wales/) and [Scotland ](https://metro.co.uk/tag/scotland/)this week, the continued freezing temperatures mean there [ could be more today.](https://metro.co.uk/2023/03/09/weather-map-shows-where-heavy-snow-is-expected-to-fall-in-uk-18411388/) [ search via postcode on the Gov.UK site (for England and Wales).](https://www.gov.uk/check-school-closure) [ yellow weather warnings ](https://metro.co.uk/2022/08/25/what-is-a-yellow-weather-warning-and-which-uk-areas-are-affected-17243990/)for snow and ice across large parts of the country, while drivers have been warned of [treacherous conditions on the roads](https://metro.co.uk/2022/12/12/how-to-drive-safely-in-the-snow-expert-tips-and-checklists-17922705/). [ coldest night of the year](https://metro.co.uk/2023/03/09/uk-weather-snow-falls-overnight-but-the-worst-is-yet-to-come-18411100/) was even recorded earlier this week, with and the chilly temperatures set to continue. [school](https://metro.co.uk/tag/school/) closures, with parents having to make alternative plans at the last minute.

Several schools across the region have already announced they will be shut today following snow blizzards overnight.

Primary School Dobcross Buckstones Primary School Greenfield Primary School Primary School Limehurst Primary School our hearts are broken': Sister of young woman murdered by 'pathetic' thug pays tribute as killer faces justice](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/your-whole-life-robbed-hearts-26427361.amp) Littlemoor Primary School A Met Office amber snow warning for parts of Greater Manchester and across the Pennines remains in place until 12pm today. Lyndhurst Primary School Multiple schools in Oldham and Bury have already announced they will be shut today due to the 'adverse weather conditions'. Freehold Primary School Richmond Primary School

More than 70 schools across Burnley, Hyndburn, Rossendale, Ribble Valley and Pendle are closed as weather warnings remain in force.

- Salterforth Primary School A big thank you to our caretaking team who are out clearing the pathways for us. - Waterfoot Primary School - Water Primary School - Northern Primary School - Haslingden Primary School - Reedley Primary School - Kelbrook Primary School - Barden Primary School The weather is expected to clear by the end of Friday, before then being replaced by another low pressure system, leading to a further yellow snow and ice warning for much of northern England and Scotland from 3pm on Saturday to 6am on Sunday. More closures are expected to be announced throughout the morning. Forecasters are warning of 'significant disruption' with travel delays on roads, power cuts and a 'good chance that some rural communities could become cut off'.

Dozens of schools in Leeds have announced that they are shut today due to more heavy overnight snowfall.

Here are the latest list of schools to have confirmed: Please log on to the school website for further information. Bramhope Primary School - Due to adverse travel conditions and the ongoing forecast, school is closed today.

Schools across Ireland could face "significant disruption" today as some counties wake up to hazardous road conditions following overnight snowfall.

Parents of students can be assured that schools will be in contact this morning if they decide not to open for the day. "School transport operators will travel the routes tomorrow in advance of the morning commute and they'll assess the roads and they will only operate services where it is safe to do so. Leonard told RTE Radio's News At One: "The Department of Education is advising principals they have the discretion to close schools where the conditions are difficult tomorrow. He put it simply by saying schools in the worst-hit areas will have to tell students to remain at home if the roads in the local area are deemed unsafe. "But there's an important point to make in terms of snowfall makes it more complicated to treat roads and you need a certain amount of traffic in order to activate the salt so even treated roads will be very hazardous particularly for the commute tomorrow morning. Speaking yesterday, the National Emergency Coordination Group Chair, Keith Leonard, said: "Conditions are going to be difficult tomorrow, it's going to be very disruptive kind of weather conditions across the country, significant accumulations of snow, and really for the whole of tomorrow up until Saturday we're looking at disruptive snowfall across the country and widely variable conditions.

Waterhouses CofE Primary Academy; Werrington Primary School; Westwood College; Woodcroft Academy. In Derbyshire no schools are so far closed in South Derbyshire ...

- Blythe Bridge High School and Sixth Form ( A leak has developed in a main pipe delivering hot water from the heating system in school. The Year 11 Food, Nutrition and Health practical exam planned for today is cancelled and students will be contacted with additional information about a rescheduled date Saturday, March 11, will see a cold and frosty start with bright skies. This means temperatures will drop quickly overnight leading to a widespread sharp frost with icy stretches likely. [posting details on which schools](https://www.staffordshire-live.co.uk/all-about/schools) in the counties are shut today, Friday, March 10. Some parts have seen up to 5ins of snow fall overnight, while others have escaped with relatively little as a yellow weather warning is still in place across the region.

The following schools are listed on the Leeds City Council website as closed today (Friday 10 March 2023) due to the snowy weather: Beeston Primary School.

A father and son walking in the Dublin mountains following heavy snow fall. Snow has hit parts of Northern Ireland forcing schools to close. Credit: PA. There ...

DUE to heavy snowfall overnight, schools across Belfast have taken the decision to remain closed for the safety of students and staff.

Finaghy Primary School Mercy Primary School Cavehill Primary School

A number of schools in Northern Ireland have announced they are closed today due the heavy snowfall overnight.

Pond Park Primary School, 63 Pond Park Road, BT28 3BF Tildarg Primary School, 6 Tildarg Road, BT39 9JU Ligoniel Primary School, Ligoniel Road, BT14 8BW

Many parts of the county woke to a blanket of snow this morning while several schools have taken the decision to close.

With very low temperatures expected tonight (-5oC) Meath County Council is likely to do a double run tonight also and motorists are advised to drive with extreme care. Many parts of the county woke to a blanket of snow this morning while several schools have taken the decision to close. Navan escaped the worst of the snow all schools in the town opened as usual this morning.