Allison Ross

Louisville Courier Journal

Jefferson County Public Schools has declared its fifth snow day of the year, announcing Sunday evening that it is canceling classes for Monday.

This latest closure means that the last day of school - and the graduation schedule for high school seniors - is being pushed back. Monday's makeup day will be May 26, which is the day after the original last day of school for the 2015-2016 school year.

"The (National Weather Service) has informed us temperatures will not warm significantly overnight as previously forecast, and any further precipitation tomorrow morning will not be steady rain, but instead intermittent freezing drizzle," JCPS Chief Operations Officer Michael Raisor said. "Current conditions are as such that given our experience and knowledge a great number of roads will not be passable during our morning commute or even a two-hour delay."

"We want to give families an opportunity to make plans with as much notice as possible," he added.

Many in the Louisville area had wondered whether or not school districts in the area would cancel school Monday, with residents watching snow accumulate throughout the day Sunday and a winter weather advisory in place until 10 a.m. Monday.

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Oldham County students also found out Sunday afternoon that they won’t have to go to school Monday. Monday was actually supposed to be a makeup day for Oldham County Schools from a previous snow day cancellation. Clarksville schools also called off for Monday, as did Archdiocese of Louisville schools.

Other school districts, including Bullitt and New Albany-Floyd schools, already had Monday off because of President’s Day.

The entire list of school closures can be found here.

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JCPS said snow day CEP sites would be open Monday.

The National Weather Service said that travel problems - evidenced on Sunday with some accidents on slippery roads in the area - could persist into Monday.

Reporter Allison Ross can be reached at 502-582-4241. Follow the Courier-Journal's education team at Facebook.com/SchooledCJ.

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