Nasty weather is headed our way. Does it mean you can sleep late? Snow is
expected to move into the area early Thursday morning, according to the National Weather Service. It will then changeover to sleet before warming up and becoming rain. Central Jersey could be in for a slick morning, and schools are already taking notice and making plans for the morning commute.
School closings and delayed openings
The following schools have announced plans for Thursday, Feb. 6.
Asbury Park
The district will operate on a two-hour delayed opening Thursday.
Barnegat
The district will operate on a two-hour delayed opening Thursday.
Berkeley
All four schools in the district will have a two-hour delayed opening Thursday.
Brick
The district will operate on a two-hour delayed opening Thursday.
Deal
The Deal School will operate on a two-hour delayed schedule. Students are instructed to report to school at 10:15 a.m. Thursday.
Donovan Catholic High School (Toms River)
The parochial high school will operate on a 90-minute delayed opening Thursday. Students and their families should check with their local public school districts for any additional delays that may interrupt bus service.
Eatontown
The district will operate on a 90-minute delayed opening Thursday.
Freehold Borough School District
The district is taking no chances, all schools will be closed Thursday. Parent-teacher conferences are also canceled. Parents and guardians should check their email for further information.
Freehold Regional High School District
All schools and offices in the district will operate on a 90-minute delay Thursday. Accordingly, bus pickups will be delayed by 90 minutes. Early schools (Freehold, Howell and Manalapan) will begin at 9 a.m. Thursday. Late schools (Colts Neck, Freehold Township and Marlboro) will begin at 9:54 a.m. Thursday.
Freehold Township School District
All schools and offices in the district (pre-K through eighth grade) will operate on a two-hour delayed schedule Thursday. Students should be at their bus stops two hours later than their regular pick-up times.
Howell
The district will operate on a 90-minute delayed opening on Thursday. Check the
district website for specific start times.
Jackson
The district will be on a two-hour delayed opening Thursday.
Keansburg
The district will be on a delayed opening schedule Thursday. Conferences for Joseph R. Bolger Middle School remain scheduled for Thursday evening. Keansburg High School will have an early dismissal on Friday and afternoon conferences have been moved to this date.
Lacey
The Lacey Township School District will operate on a two-hour delayed opening Thursday; A.M. vocational school is canceled. All Before School Childcare programs will open at 8:45 a.m. Thursday. Depending on the severity of the weather overnight, the closing of the district Thursday may be necessary. However, the district said that such a decision would be made in the morning — if necessary.
Lakehurst
The Lakehurst Elementary School will delay its normal opening time until 10 a.m. Thursday.
Manasquan
The district will operate on a two-hour delayed opening. Check
here for the bell schedule Thursday.
Manchester
The district will operate on a 90-minute delayed opening Thursday.
Marlboro
The district will be on a two-hour delayed opening schedule Thursday.
Middletown
The district will operate on a 90-minute delayed opening Thursday. All morning vocational programs are canceled. YMCA Morning Care is also canceled.
Neptune
The district will operate on a two-hour delayed opening Thursday.
Ocean County Vocational Technical School
The county district schools and their academies will operate on a 90-minute delayed opening Thursday.
Oceanport
The Oceanport School District will have a two-hour delayed opening on Thursday.
St. Joseph Grade School (Toms River)
The parochial school will operate on a 90-minute delayed opening Thursday. However, families should be mindful of any delays Thursday in the schedules of their local public school districts if their children are bused to St. Joseph's.
Seaside Heights
The Hugh J. Boyd Jr. Elementary School will have a two-hour delayed opening Thursday.
Shore Regional High School District
Shore Regional High School in West Long Branch will be on a two-hour delayed opening on Thursday. Block 1 will start at 9:30 a.m. Thursday. Monmouth County Vocational School District students who are on "morning shared-time" will not be bused on Thursday. Afternoon vocational students will be bused as scheduled. Full-time academy students will be bused in accordance with the two-hour delay.
Spring Lake Heights
The district has postponed the start of school until 9:50 a.m. Thursday.
Toms River Regional Schools
The weather has caused a 90-minute delayed opening for Thursday.
West Long Branch School District
A delayed opening schedule is planned Thursday, though the exact time was not yet available.
This list will be updated if other schools have schedule changes.