PORTLAND, Oregon — As a series of winter storms rocked Oregon — schools closed down. Some students had a total of four days off, including Oregon's largest school district, Portland Public Schools (PPS).
PPS will be reopening Monday morning aside from a few schools still facing damage from the storms.
Late last week, the district announced that classes would remain canceled for Friday — marking the fourth snow day. PPS cited refreezing and a travel advisory in place at the time through Friday morning.
KGW meteorologist Joe Raineri said after seeing, snow and ice this past week, we're going to see conditions improve over the next several days. Thanks to a more southerly flow, the metro area might be seeing warmer weather starting Monday with highs around the low 50s — with scattered showers a good part of this week.
The metro area might be seeing warmer weather, but there's still going to be areas of freezing rain in the Gorge overnight Sunday and into early Monday morning.
PPS said Markham Elementary, Forest Park Elementary, Ainsworth Elementary, Robert Gray Middle School, and the head start program at the Kelly Annex will be closed to kick off the week.
Several schools in Beaverton and Portland have dealt with frozen pipes following winter storms over the past few days. PPS is also working on some repairs. They’ve seen burst pipes, frozen boilers and schools without electricity across the district.
A PPS spokesperson told KGW most of the shuttered schools are dealing with water damage due to busted pipes and will be cleaning up all week. The district hopes to reopen Ainsworth Elementary on Tuesday and the rest of the schools not until next week.
Other districts in the Portland Metro area are also welcoming back students after nearly a week of winter weather. Hillsboro, Beaverton, Tigard, Tualatin and Lake Oswego will be in full swing starting Monday.
Below is a look at what school districts are planning for Monday, Jan. 22, organized by county (the list below is current as of Monday morning).
Clackamas County:
- Oregon Trail School District: Buses on road restriction routes. Routes 1, 2, 5 and 9 will be on snow routes. Due to downed trees on Colorado Road at Moonbeam Drive, Routes 18 and 12 will not run past Moonbeam Drive until the road is clear. (updated)
Clark County (WA):
- Washougal School District: 3 hours late, AM buses on snow routes. No Cascadia Tech bus or Special Education Preschool. The Community Education Preschool will start 3hours late. More info here. (updated)
Columbia Gorge Schools:
- Hood River County School District: 2 hours late from regular start times. More info here. (updated)
- Mt. Pleasant School District: Closed due to water issue. Anticipated closure due to storm damage from Monday, Jan. 22-Friday, Jan. 26. (updated)
- North Wasco County School District: Closed.
- Stevenson-Carson School District: 2 hours late.
- South Wasco District: Closed.
- Wishram School District: Closed. (updated)
- Trout Lake School District: 2 hours late
- Centerville School District: Closed. (updated)
- Goldendale School District: Closed. (updated)
- Klickitat School District: 2 hours late.
- Glenwood School District: 2 hours late, no AM preschool, AM/PM buses on snow routes. (updated)
- White Salmon School District: 2 hours late.
- Dufur School District: Closed but operating remotely.
- Lyle School District: Closed. Dallesport PM buses combined. High Prairie PM will be delayed all week More info here.
- Sherman County School District: Closed.
- Skamania School District 2: 2 hours late, AM/PM Buses on snow routes.
Multnomah County:
- Corbett School District: Closed.
- David Douglas School District: 2 hours late. All activities before school are canceled.