Public School Districts Cancel Class for Thursday

Story updated at 4:15 p.m. with information about Francis Howell School District.

Students in the will have until Jan. 4 to study for final exams that were scheduled for today.

The snow and ice caused the St. Charles, Francis Howell and Orchard Farm School Districts to cancel class for today, which would have been the first or second day of finals for many students. 

The St. Charles School District announced plans for rescheduling finals through social media today. If the district decides to cancel school tomorrow, the finals that were scheduled for that day will be taken Jan. 5. The district's administrative staff is at the administrative center today. 

The Orchard Farm School District told students on Wednesday to be prepared to take all of their final exams Friday, said Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum Tim McInnis. 

The district used a new school reach program to inform tell students that school was canceled. McInnis said if school is canceled tomorrow, finals would be set for January after holiday break. 

"I don't see us fully canceling finals," said McInnis. "They provide us too much valuable info for the teachers to see whether or not the students have met the competencies. We want to know exactly how they stand."

The Francis Howell School District is still planning to have a board meeting tonight at the district administrative center starting at 7 p.m. 

District spokesperson Jennifer Henry said each high school is creating a plan for making up the final exams.