Lubbock-Area School & Daycare Closures/Delays for Thursday, February 3rd
Last updated 9:36 a.m. Thursday, February 3rd, 2022
With most of the South Plains already being affected by winter weather, many school districts have either canceled or delayed classes for Thursday, February 3rd, 2022.
Lubbock and surrounding counties are under a winter weather advisory until 6 p.m. Thursday, with 1 to 4 inches of snow anticipated as well as slippery road conditions and wind chills as low as 10 below zero.
Texas Tech, LCU and other colleges have canceled classes for Thursday:
Colleges/Universities:
- Lubbock Christian University – Classes canceled, campus closed
- South Plains College – Classes canceled for all campuses
- Texas Tech University – Classes canceled, campus closed
- TTU Health Sciences Center – Closed, remote curricular activities to continue
- Texas Tech Physicians and TTUHSC clinics – Closed
- Wayland Baptist University (Lubbock Campus) – Closed
- Wayland Baptist University (Plainview Campus) – Closed
Here's our most up-to-date list of the school districts that have either delayed or canceled classes due to weather for Thursday, February 3rd:
- All Saints Episcopal School – Classes canceled
- Abernathy ISD – Classes canceled
- Amherst ISD – 10:00 AM start
- Anton ISD – 10:00 AM start; No buses
- Calvary Weekday PDO, Preschool, and Kindergarten – Classes canceled
- Cotton Center ISD – 2 hour delay, buses on pavement only
- Crosbyton CISD – Classes canceled
- Denver City ISD – 2 hour delay, buses running 2 hours late
- Frenship ISD – Classes canceled; Extracurricular activities canceled
- Floydada Collegiate ISD – 10:00 AM start; Buses 2 hours late, pavement only
- Hale Center ISD – Classes canceled
- Idalou ISD – Classes canceled, activities canceled
- Jayton-Girard ISD – Classes canceled
- Kingdom Preparatory Academy – Classes canceled
- Levelland ISD – 10:00 AM start; Buses 2 hours late, pavement only
- Littlefield ISD – 10:00 AM start
- Lubbock Autism Academy – Classes canceled
- Lubbock Christian School – Classes canceled
- Lubbock Cooper ISD – Classes canceled
- Lubbock ISD – Classes canceled; Offices closed; Virtual planning day for district employees
- Morton ISD – Classes canceled
- Motley County ISD – Classes canceled
- Muleshoe ISD – Closed
- New Deal ISD – Classes canceled
- New Home ISD – Classes canceled
- Oakwood Methodist Preschool – Closed
- O’Donnell ISD – Closed
- Petersburg ISD – Classes canceled
- Post ISD – Classes canceled
- Roosevelt ISD – Classes canceled
- Shallowater ISD – Classes canceled
- Sharp Academy – Closed
- Slaton ISD – Classes canceled
- Smyer ISD – Classes canceled
- Springlake-Earth ISD – 10:00 AM start; Buses on pavement only
- Southcrest Christian School – Classes canceled
- Southland ISD – Classes canceled
- St. Luke’s Preschool and Kindergarten – Closed
- St. Luke’s PDO – Closed
- Snyder ISD – Classes canceled; No after school or extracurricular activities
- Tahoka ISD – Classes canceled
- Trinity Christian School – Virtual learning day, no in-person classes
- Triumph Public High School Lubbock – Closed
- Tulia ISD – Classes canceled
All of the following daycares will also be closed:
- Belle’s & Beau’s Childcare Center – Closed
- Children’s Orchard Academy – Closed
- Children’s World Learning Center – Closed
- Cradles to Crayons Daycare – Closed
- Creative Learning Center – Closed
- DBS Kids – Closed
- Elite Learning Academy – Closed
- Here We Grow Children's Learning Center – Closed
- Hope Lutheran School – Closed
- Lakeridge UMC LittleRidge – Closed
- Laugh N Learn Children's Academy – Closed
- Lil Precious Steps – Closed
- Lil’ Tiger’s Playhouse, Slaton – Closed
- Little Wings Christian Learning Center – Closed
- Just Kids Preschool – Closed
- Kids are Cool – Closed
- Kidz Kare, Inc. – Closed
- Learning Tree Children’s Academy – Closed
- A New World Christian Learning Centers – Closed
- Shelby and Friends Childcare Center – Closed
- Starting Line Learning Center – Closed
- Starting Small Child Development – Closed
- Sugar N Spice Preschool – Closed
- Talkington Early Learning Center – Center
- Tiny Tots U Learning Academy at SouthHaven – Closed
- Tiny Tots U Learning Academy East – Closed
- TreeHouse Children’s Academy on 13th – Closed
- TreeHouse Children’s Academy on 82nd – Closed
- TreeHouse Children’s Academy on Frankford – Closed
- TreeHouse Children’s Academy on Indiana – Closed
- WeeCare Learning Center – Closed
Government:
- City of Lubbock – Offices opening at 9:00 AM
- Lubbock County, most offices – 10:00 AM opening
- Essential functions such as law enforcement – normal hours
- Region 17 Education Service Center – Closed
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Lubbock Regional Office – Closed
- Texas Department of Public Safety Offices – Closed
- City of Ransom Canyon – 10:00 AM opening
- City of Tahoka – Closed
Other:
- Fibermax Center for Discovery – Closed
- Goodwill Industries of Northwest Texas – Closed
- High Point Village – Programs & services canceled
- Lubbock Meals on Wheels – Closed; Use emergency meal
- Slaton Meals on Wheels – Closed
- YWCA of Lubbock – Closed
This list will be updated with additional closures or delays as they're announced.
Information provided by EverythingLubbock.com.
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