SCHOOL CLOSURES

All scheduled athletic and fine arts events before, during and after school hours for Feb. 1 have been canceled.

Several school districts and universities are cancelling classes and/or after-school activities due to anticipated severe weather coming through the Houston area.

There are several school districts and universities in southeast Texas that will be closed or under early dismissal ahead of winter weather expected to impact our area this week.

Houston ISD announced that all campuses and offices will be closed Tuesday for an Attendance Mitigation Day, and staff should not report to work unless requested by a supervisor.

Some Houston-area schools districts have canceled classes due to the threat of severe weather posed by Hurricane Nicholas. Listed alphabetically, these are the school districts and schools that have canceled classes:

Brazosport Independent School District announced late Sunday its schools and offices will close Monday ahead of Tropical Storm Nicholas’ landfall along the Gulf Coast.

STAFFORD, Texas – Stafford Municipal School District released a sweet video of several teachers sharing a message to their students during school closures due to the coronavirus pandemic. “I miss my students excitement when they get something correct, their eyes just open up wide. I miss you guys," said Mr. Zepeda, of Stafford Intermediate. “What I miss about my students is there laughter, their vibrant personalities and their smiling faces everyday. See ya’ll soon,” said Ms. Fonda, of Stafford Intermediate.

COLDSPRING, Texas – Classes are cancelled Friday in Coldspring-Oakhurst Consolidated ISD after a big spike in flu cases, the district’s Facebook page said. The district said it's had "excessive absences" related to the flu. The district will be closed this Friday, Feb. 14, because of excessive absences due to the flu. Beginning tomorrow... Posted by Coldspring-Oakhurst Consolidated Independent School District on Wednesday, February 12, 2020All after-school activities through Monday, Feb. 17, will be rescheduled or cancelled, the district’s Facebook said. The district’s Facebook page said classes will resume next Tuesday.

BRAZORIA, Texas – Classes have been cancelled for Columbia-Brazoria ISD students Thursday, district officials announced. The cancellation comes after water lines in the city of Brazoria were damaged during construction work. According to the district’s Facebook page, contractors working in Brazoria damaged city water lines and forced the city to issue a boil water notice. CBISD officials said they have been advised not use city-supplied water until the issue can be solved and water tested. All after-school activities at other campuses will remain as scheduled, the district’s Facebook said.