With several inches of sleet, snow and ice on the ground, Dallas is not likely to get above freezing until midday Tuesday.
By: Carol Taylor
Education Lab Editor
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With treacherous road conditions and bitter cold forecast to last another 48 hours, Dallas ISD and numerous other school districts across the Dallas-Fort Worth area on Sunday canceled Tuesday classes.
A winter storm slammed North Texas on Saturday, bringing sleet, ice, snow and bitter cold. On Saturday as the storm blew into Dallas-Fort Worth, school districts quickly canceled Monday classes.
Conditions have continued to worsen. Numerous flights have been canceled and motor vehicle accidents are piling up.
Highs were forecast to remain in the 20s, with lows in the teens and single digits through Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service’s Fort Worth office, with an overnight low of 8 degrees expected. The temperature is not expected to rise above freezing until about noon Tuesday.
Sunday night is expected to be the coldest night across North and Central Texas since at least January 2024 — and possibly since December 2022 or February 2021, according to the National Weather Service’s office in Fort Worth.
On Sunday afternoon, Dallas ISD, Fort Worth ISD and districts in Collin and Denton counties made the call to cancel classes on Tuesday.
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Districts look at multiple factors when deciding whether to cancel school.
In Dallas ISD for example, school personnel drive through the streets near schools to assess road conditions, according to district policy. They also check in with the weather service, police and gas and utility companies. They communicate their findings to Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde, who makes the final call.
Here’s which school districts have announced closings through Tuesday. Some also included information about lost instructional hours.
Allen ISD
Allen ISD campuses and offices will be closed Monday and Tuesday. Kids Club will also be canceled. The district expects classes to be held as scheduled on Wednesday.
Anna ISD
Classes are canceled Monday and Tuesday.
“While the District fully expects classes to be held as scheduled on Wednesday, January 28th, we will continue to consult with local emergency personnel, and additional communication will be shared with families and staff on Tuesday,” the district said.
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Arlington ISD
Arlington ISD classes are canceled for Monday and Tuesday.
Aubrey ISD
All campuses and administrative offices will be closed through Tuesday.
Birdville ISD
All Birdville school and district offices will be closed Monday and Tuesday.
The district said “maintenance and custodial crews continue to monitor our buildings to ensure our facilities are ready for students and staff to return on Wednesday, January 28.”
Carrollton-Farmers Branch
All Monday and Tuesday classes and after-school activities are canceled.
Cedar Hill ISD
All campuses and facilities will remain closed through Tuesday. All athletic, extracurricular and after-school activities are canceled or will be rescheduled, the district said. Find more about Cedar Hill ISD inclement weather procedures, cancellations or schedule changes at https://bit.ly/CHISDWeather.
Celina ISD
All district campuses will be closed Monday and Tuesday, and all evening activities will be rescheduled.
“We will communicate with our families and staff by Tuesday evening regarding plans for Wednesday, January 28,” the district said.
Coppell ISD
District will be closed on Monday and Tuesday. “CISD plans to use built-in extra minutes in the district calendar to make up for closing Jan. 26-27,” the district said. “Please note that any future school closures related to the weather may result in the use of Bad Weather Days in the CISD calendar.”
Dallas ISD
All Monday and Tuesday classes are canceled. “All athletic events and practices (indoor and outdoor) are postponed,” according to the district. Dallas ISD plans to reopen Wednesday.
Instructional days will be made up on Monday, April 6 and Monday, May 4.
Denton ISD
The district will be closed Monday and Tuesday. Coaches, activity directors, and sponsors will reach out to students and families about schedule changes for before- and after-school activities.
The district said it will address schools operations for Wednesday in its next update.
DeSoto ISD
All DeSoto ISD campuses and offices will be closed Tuesday. All after-school activities are canceled.
Duncanville ISD
Duncanville ISD will be closed Monday and Tuesday. All classes and after-school activities are canceled, and district offices will be closed.
Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD
The district will be closed Monday and Tuesday but said it expects to return to a normal schedule on Wednesday.
Ferris ISD
All campuses will be closed Monday and Tuesday. Classes are expected to resume Wednesday.
Fort Worth ISD
Classes are canceled for Monday and Tuesday. Athletics, after-school programs and other district and campus activities set for Tuesday are canceled or will be rescheduled.
Frisco ISD
Frisco ISD will be closed Monday and Tuesday due to inclement weather and poor road conditions.
Garland ISD
All Garland ISD schools and offices will be closed Monday and Tuesday.
“At this time, we anticipate classes will be held as scheduled on Wednesday, January 28, 2026,” the district said. “Any updates will be communicated to families and staff on Tuesday.”
Grand Prairie ISD
All Grand Prairie ISD schools and offices will be closed Monday and Tuesday.
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
The district will be closed Monday and Tuesday. The closures do not affect iUniversity Prep staff or student schedules, the district said on social media. The district said it expects to be back to normal operations on Wednesday.
Harmony Public Schools
Harmony schools and facilities will be closed Monday and Tuesday. Classes are expected to be in session Wednesday.
Highland Park ISD
Highland Park ISD will be closed Monday and Tuesday. The district said coaches and directors will provide updates on extracurricular activities to students and families.
Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District
All H-E-B schools will be closed through Tuesday, and all after-school and evening activities are canceled. The district said it expects to be back to a normal schedule on Wednesday.
Irving ISD
All Irving ISD classes and UIL activities have been canceled for Monday and Tuesday. The Irving ISD Administration Building and all Irving ISD schools will remain closed, the district said in a news release. Irving ISD said it expects operations to return to normal on Wednesday.
Keller ISD
Keller ISD schools are closed Monday and Tuesday. Visit KellerISD.net/Weather for additional details.
Lancaster ISD
School is canceled on Monday and Tuesday in Lancaster ISD. All athletic games scheduled for Tuesday have been moved to Wednesday for now. The district it will continue monitoring weather conditions for Wednesday.
Lewisville ISD
All Lewisville ISD campuses and facilities will be closed through Tuesday. All extracurricular activities, events and facility rentals are canceled or will be rescheduled.
“While it is not typical to make determinations this early,” the district said, “guidance from the National Weather Service and Denton County Emergency Operations indicates the amount of freezing precipitation our area has received and the prolonged periods of below freezing temperatures are too significant to fully melt until temperatures rise above freezing.”
Lewisville ISD said it will update parents, students and staff about plans to account for the missed instructional minutes at a later date.
Lovejoy ISD
All Lovejoy ISD campuses and administration buildings will be closed through Tuesday. All extra-curricular activities and events will also be rescheduled or canceled, the district said.
“Lovejoy ISD has enough instructional minutes built into the school calendar that Monday and Tuesday’s closures will not need to be made up,” the district said. “We fully expect to be back to our normal operations and school schedules on Wednesday, January 28th.”
Mansfield ISD
Mansfield ISD will be closed Monday and Tuesday “due to the ongoing extremely low temperatures predicted to continue through Tuesday morning.”
The status of after-school activities for Tuesday is undecided, the district said in a social media post. More information will be sent as soon as a decision is made, it said.
McKinney ISD
All McKinney ISD schools and facilities will be closed Monday and Tuesday. All school-related activities are canceled. “We anticipate a normal school day on Wednesday,” the district said.
Melissa ISD
The district canceled classes and all extracurricular activities for Monday and Tuesday.
Melissa ISD said that because “our current school calendar already includes additional instructional minutes, the Tuesday closure will not affect the school calendar, and no Bad Weather Days will need to be used at this time.”
Mesquite ISD
District campuses and offices will remain closed Monday and Tuesday.
“We understand that school closures affect family schedules and routines, which is why we wanted to share this update early,” the district said. “We encourage everyone to stay off the roads and take care by remaining safe and warm.”
The district said it hopes to return to a normal schedule on Wednesday.
Northwest ISD
The district will be closed through Tuesday.
Plano ISD
Plano ISD schools and facilities will remain closed through Tuesday. All district and campus activities are canceled through Tuesday due to freezing temperatures and ongoing snow and ice accumulation.
“At this time, we anticipate classes will resume as scheduled on Wednesday, January 28,” the district said in a news release. “Any updates regarding Wednesday will be communicated on Tuesday.”
Princeton ISD
The district has canceled classes and after-school events through Tuesday.
Prosper ISD
Classes are canceled Monday and Tuesday. Coaches, directors, and sponsors will contact teams and students directly regarding the rescheduling of any events originally scheduled, the district said.
Richardson ISD
All Richardson ISD schools and offices will remain closed on Tuesday. All games and events, including Xplore are canceled through Tuesday.
“District facility teams will use the extra day to evaluate all district campuses and buildings for any storm related damage and clean up if necessary,” Richardson ISD said in a social media post.
The district said it will update families and staff about any potential make up days as soon as possible.
Rockwall ISD
Rockwall ISD schools and support offices will be closed Monday and Tuesday, the district announced. All before- and after-school activities are canceled, “including ROCK and all practices, rehearsals and extracurricular events.”
Southlake Carroll ISD
All Monday and Tuesday classes and after-school activities are canceled.
“At this time, we are planning for classes to resume on Wednesday, January 28, on a normal schedule,” the district said in a social media post, “however, please continue to monitor all CISD communication channels for further updates.
Wylie ISD
The district will be closed Monday and Tuesday. Classes will resume Wednesday, Wylie ISD said.
“These closures will not require makeup days as Wylie ISD has sufficient instructional minutes built into the calendar,” the district said.
Staff writers Julia James, Jessica Ma and Timia Cobb contributed to this report.
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By Carol Taylor
Carol Taylor is Education Lab editor at The Dallas Morning News. She grew up in Austin and received a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Texas and a master’s in clinical nutrition from UT Southwestern.
