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Winter weather affecting some school schedules in Pierce County on Thursday

Weather is affecting some school schedules in Pierce County.
Weather is affecting some school schedules in Pierce County. Getty Images/iStockphoto

Morning temperatures in the teens greeted South Sound residents Thursday morning, prompting many local schools to adjust their schedules.

Tacoma School District leaders announced they plan to operate a normal schedule.



Here’s what school districts around Tacoma and Pierce County are doing Thursday (note that these announcements are subject to change, so please check with your school district):

  • Bethel School District: Normal schedule
  • Carbonado School District: Normal schedule
  • Clover Park School District: Two hour delay. No half-day special education preschool, ECEAP or Head Start classes. No early release or transition programs. No out-of-district transportation
  • Dieringer School District: Two hour delay. No AM preschool, No out-of-district transportation
  • Eatonville School District: Normal schedule
  • Franklin Pierce School District: Normal schedule
  • Fife School Distirct: Two hour delay
  • Orting School District: Normal schedule
  • Peninsula School District: Normal schedule
  • Puyallup School District: Two hour delay. No preschool, No out-of-district transportation. Woodland closed. RAS and before-school activities two hours late. No breakfast.
  • Steilacoom Historical School District: Normal schedule
  • Sumner-Bonney Lake School District: Two hour delay
  • White River School District: Normal schedule

Puneet Bsanti
The News Tribune
Puneet Bsanti is the East Pierce County Reporter for The News Tribune. She started with the newspaper in 2023 as the breaking news reporter. After she graduated from Washington State University, she was an intern for the Bellingham Herald. Her work in breaking news was recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists in 2022. Support my work with a digital subscription
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