Snow day? Many Tacoma-area schools, libraries, park facilities affected by weather

Peter Talbot

After another round of snowfall overnight, nearly every Pierce County school district on Thursday canceled school or opted to start late due to winter weather conditions and icy roads. Some college campuses are also opening late.

Tacoma Public Schools are closed Thursday.

Here’s what other school districts in the county are doing Thursday (these are subject to change, so please check with your school district):

  • Bethel School District: Closed

  • Carbonado School District: Closed

  • Clover Park School District: Two hour late start, no half-day preschool, ECEAP or Head Start. No early release or transition programs

  • Dieringer School District: Closed

  • Eatonville School District: Closed, including the Pierce County Skills Center

  • Fife Public Schools: Closed, evening activities will be evaluated individually as the day progresses

  • Franklin Pierce School District: Closed, district offices are open

  • Orting School District: Closed

  • Peninsula School District: Two hour late start, no AM preschool. Half-day preschool is closed

  • Puyallup School District: Closed

  • Steilacoom Historical School District: Two hour late start

  • Sumner-Bonney Lake School District: Closed

  • University Place School District: Closed

  • White River School District: Closed. All meetings and field trips are canceled

What colleges in Pierce County are doing Dec. 1

  • Clover Park Technical College: Lakewood and South Hill campuses open at 9:30 a.m.

  • Pierce College: Campus opens at 10 a.m.

  • Pacific Lutheran University: Closed

  • Tacoma Community College: Closed

Roads were slick and schools were closed Thursday, but that didn’t mean it was all bad in the aftermath of a snowstorm that hit the South Sound. Here, a jogger cruises through a wintry scene in DuPont on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. The forecast calls for rain Friday with partly sunny skies over the weekend.
Roads were slick and schools were closed Thursday, but that didn’t mean it was all bad in the aftermath of a snowstorm that hit the South Sound. Here, a jogger cruises through a wintry scene in DuPont on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. The forecast calls for rain Friday with partly sunny skies over the weekend.

▪ The Pierce County Library District announced libraries would be closed Thursday:

“The Pierce County Library System is closed today, Thursday, Dec. 1, due to the snowstorm, road conditions and staffing shortages. In addition, the Pierce County Library Board of Trustees’ study session scheduled for today, Dec. 1, will be rescheduled.

“As always, the Library’s online services are open at www.piercecountylibrary.org, featuring online e-books, audiobooks, videos and magazines as well as other services and resources.”

▪ Metro Parks Tacoma also announced delays and cancellations Thursday.

Community centers and were expected to open two hours late, and swimming lessons were canceled. More information is available at the Metro Parks website.

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