North Jersey schools announce delayed openings, closures for Thursday – NorthJersey.com

With 1-3 inches of snow predicted to hit North Jersey on Thursday, many schools are delaying the start to classes and a few districts have closed their schools.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory across North Jersey as rain is expected to change over to snow during the early morning hours.

“Slow down and use caution while traveling,” the NWS warns. “Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions will impact the morning commute.”

Gov. Phil Murphy tweeted: “Rain and snow tonight into tomorrow will impact tomorrow morning’s commute. Please exercise caution on the roads and take it slow.”

Here is a list of school districts that have announced closures, switch to virtual learning and delayed openings for Thursday:

(Check with your local school district for the latest)

Closed

Belleville

Bloomfield

Don Bosco

Haledon

Virtual instruction

Delbarton

Villa Walsh 

Delayed opening

BERGEN COUNTY

Cliffside Park

Closter

Englewood Cliffs

Fairleigh Dickinson University

Fort Lee

Garfield

Harrington Park 

Hillsdale

Mahwah

Midland Park

Montvale

Northern Valley Regional

Oakland

Palisades Park

Paramus

Park Ridge

Pascack Valley Regional 

Ramapo/Indian Hills

Ridgewood

Saddle River

St. John’s Academy

Waldwick

Westwood

Woodcliff Lake

Wyckoff 

ESSEX COUNTY

Caldwell University

Caldwell-West Caldwell 

Cedar Grove

Livingston

Montclair

North Caldwell

Nutley

West Essex

West Orange

MORRIS COUNTY

Butler

County College of Morris

Denville

Hanover Regional

Madison

Mendham

Montville

Morris Hills Regional District

Morristown

Mount Olive

Parsippany-Troy Hills

Pequannock

Randolph

Rockaway Township

Roxbury

PASSAIC COUNTY

Bloomingdale

Clifton

Lakeland

Little Falls

North Haledon

Passaic

Passaic Valley

Pompton Lakes

Ringwood

Totowa

Wanaque

Wayne

West Milford

Woodland Park

SUSSEX COUNTY

Hopatcong

High Point Regional

Lenape Valley

Vernon

WARREN COUNTY

Belvidere

Hackettstown

North Warren

Check back for updates to this list throughout the night

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