January 28, 2026
Good afternoon Prince George County Public Schools Families,
I hope you’re staying safe as we navigate through the after-effects of this past weekend’s winter storm. As crews across the county continue to work to clear roads so they are safe for everyone, we are hopeful to be able to return to school soon once conditions improve.
This brief message is to clarify our approach to calling for a traditional closure of school and a Remote Learning Day. When we announce school is closed for a given day, that means no instruction, in-person or remote, will take place that day for students. While we encourage you to use the work to support learning with your child while we are away, please know any work brought home, be it paper packets or on their Chromebooks, DOES NOT need to be completed during a traditional closure day. When we announce a Remote Learning Day, however, families will be notified of the expectations of this type of instructional day.
Before last weekend’s storm arrived, students and staff prepared for the possibility of utilizing Remote Learning Days. While Prince George was thankfully spared the brunt of the storm’s impacts, the storm's effects were still measurable, which impacted our ability to designate Remote Learning Days in accordance with Virginia Department Education guidelines.
Among the list of VDOE’s requirements, state regulations require school divisions that call a Remote Learning Day to have processes and procedures in place to provide meals to students for each designated day, and to ensure power and other services are operational across their community.
Throughout this week, many of our roads, parking lots, and campuses remained covered in ice and snow, even as crews worked to get buildings back operational. Further, the forecast at the time called for the possibility of widespread, long-lasting power outages, creating additional significant safety concerns for staff and families, who may have to go to schools to get these meals.
We will continue to monitor our snow days as we move past this storm and what has been a very active winter season.
Thank you for your patience and understanding as we do our best to recover from this impactful storm and return to learning and normalcy.
Sincerely,
Dr. Wayne Lyle
Superintendent
Prince George County Public Schools