Columbia Public Schools out Tuesday; Jefferson City School District announces late start
Matthew Sanders
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A number of Mid-Missouri schools will be closed on Tuesday after varying amounts of snow fell on the area starting Monday morning.
Columbia Public Schools announced in a text message to parents that it will not hold class on Tuesday due to inclement weather.
“Having an inclement weather day will allow time for road crews to clear and treat roadways across the district. This is the first inclement weather day for Columbia Public Schools this school year. The school year calendar accounts for inclement weather and the day will not need to be made up at the end of the year,” an email from CPS spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark says.
Hallsville, Moberly and Mexico public schools were the initial districts to announce that they’d be closed on Tuesday. The northern part of Mid-Missouri received more snowfall over the weekend that clung to the ground, with Monday’s fresh snow falling on top of that.
The Jefferson City School District, however, announced on Monday that Tuesday’s class start time will be two hours late.
An email from the district says school will start late on Tuesday “due to inclement weather & potentially unsafe travel conditions. Schools will start 2HR later than usual, and buses will run 2HR later than usual.”
Two inches or more of snow accumulated in some areas by sundown, with another 1 to 2 inches possible for the Columbia area before snow ends Monday night. Low temperatures in the teens and 20s were expected overnight, making it more difficult to clear roads.