With a monster snow storm expected to continue into Monday, Jan. 26 many schools have preemptively cancelled school in Central Massachusetts. The region is expected to get between 18 and 24 inches, according to the National Weather Service.

Schools are planning ahead before a snowstorm blows through New Jersey, dumping up to a foot of snow at the Jersey Shore.

In an effort to allow families to plan, some area school districts are announcing Monday closures at this hour.

WASHINGTON ( DC News Now) — The winter storm that blasted the DMV with snow and sleet Sunday brought a slew of potential dangers with it and a deep freeze that prompted school districts and divisions in the area to cancel classes for the beginning of the week. Here is a list of them as they’ve been announced officially.

Letitia Grant was gobsmacked when she learned her daughter’s school was slated for closure. “That can’t happen,” she said. Penn Treaty High School, where Grant’s daughter is in the eighth grade, is one of 20 schools proposed for closure as part of a massive reshaping of the Philadelphia School District announced Thursday.

School closings, including for Chicago Public Schools, are in effect in Chicago, Illinois and Northwest Indiana ahead of frigid temperatures that prompted an Extreme Cold Warning.

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