Fargo cancels school due to cold weather

Fargo and West Fargo public schools have canceled classes today because of cold weather.

The school district says its bus transportation company reported a number of its buses are not operating and the weather would create additional challenges to keep enough of its buses working to cover all routes. Another problem is heat.  A large number of the district’s school buildings now have electric demand curtailment for heating which would cause building issues. The Fargo district will have a storm make-up day in April.

All West Fargo Public School classes are closed and will also not have distance learning today. The district says it will not add another day of school to its calendar because of the closure.

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Official Announcement:

FARGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS CANCELS CLASSES FOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 7

All Fargo Public Schools (FPS) classes and extra-curricular activities are cancelled for Friday, January 7, including the Early Childhood Special Education pre-school program and Adult Learning Center.  This decision has been made due to the impact of the forecasted cold temperatures and wind on school buses and the district’s school buildings.

FPS has been informed by its bus transportation company, Valley Bus, that a number of buses are not operational and the conditions forecasted tomorrow present increased challenges to keep enough buses working to operate all of our routes.  Additionally, a large number of the district’s school buildings have been moved to electric demand curtailment for their heating, which could create building related problems due to the forecasted temperatures.  Due to the combination of these factors and their potential impact, schools will be closed on Friday, January 7.

Due to the cancellation, FPS will use the storm make up day built into the school calendar of Monday, April 18; students and staff will be expected to be in school on April 18.