Education

Many schools to start late Monday due to snow

Schools in Tacoma and elsewhere in Pierce County will start late Monday due to weather conditions.

Here’s a rundown of information distributed by school districts as of Monday morning.

For updates, check school and district websites, Facebook pages or Twitter feeds.

TACOMA

School starts two hours late for all students. Normal bus routes are operating. All morning preschool is canceled, but afternoon preschool will continue on a normal schedule.

There will be no out-of-district transportation.

All elementary JAWS, elementary band and elementary orchestra programs are also canceled.

BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Opening at 10 a.m.

BETHEL

School starts two hours late.

No out-of-district transportation.

No preschool or ECEAP/Head Start classes.

No late start or early release programs.

No morning classes at the Pierce County Skills Center.

No Challenge program and no transportation for Challenger High School.

CARBONADO

School starts one hour late.

No prescool

CHARLES WRIGHT ACADEMY

School starts two hours late. or Fairfax stop.

CLOVER PARK

All schools starts two hours late, with in-district transportation only.

No morning or afternoon Head Start, ECEAP or special education preschool.

EATONVILLE

Schools start two hours late.

No morning preschool. No out-of-district transportation.

ENUMCLAW

School starts two hours late.

No morning preschool. No out-of-district transportation

FRANKLIN PIERCE

Schools start two hours late.

The Early Learning Center is closed.

No out-of-district transportation.

FIFE

Schools start two hours late.

No out-of-district transportation.

ORTING

Schools start two hours late. No morning preschool or ECEAP.

No breakfast.

Check for updates Monday morning.

PUYALLUP

Schools start two hours late.

No morning preschool.

No out-of-district transportation.

STEILACOOM

Schools start two hours late. No preschool.

No out-of-district transportation.

No morning kindergarten.

SUMNER

School starts two hours late.

No morning preschool. No out-of-district transportation

WHITE RIVER

School starts two hours late.

UNIVERSITY PLACE

Two hours late. No morning preschool.

Buses on snow routes. No out-of-district transportation.

CONCORDIA LUTHERAN SCHOOL

Late start at 10 a.m. Also, 10 a.m. daycare start.

No JK.

CHIEF LESCHI SCHOOLS

Two hours late.

ANNIE WRIGHT SCHOOLS

Start two hours late.

FAITH LUTHERAN SCHOOL

Start two hours late. No morning preschool or extended care.

LIFE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS

Opening at 10 a.m. Buses run late.

CASCADE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS

School will start two hours late at all campuses.

Before care opens at 7:30 a.m.

No half day kindergarten.

MUCKLESHOOT TRIBAL SCHOOLS

School starts two hours late.

ST. FRANCES CABRINI SCHOOL

School starts two hours late.

No morning preschool. No before school care.

Debbie Cafazzo: 253-597-8635, @DebbieCafazzo

This story was originally published January 3, 2016 at 8:14 PM with the headline "Many schools to start late Monday due to snow."

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