{"id":127485,"date":"2026-02-09T12:39:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T12:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/127485\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T12:39:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T12:39:08","slug":"school-closings-for-nj-ny-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/127485\/","title":{"rendered":"School closings for NJ, NY today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/u6k64meej5wqb0j2.jpg\" alt=\"Hundreds without power amid extreme cold temperatures\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-4292be72=\"\"\/>    <\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">NEW YORK &#8211; A New Jersey school district delayed the start of classes Monday amid extreme cold and transportation issues.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WNYW\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-2899190a=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">Schools in the <a href=\"https:\/\/khs.kinnelonpublicschools.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kinnelon Borough School District<\/a> are operating on a two-hour delayed schedule Monday due to transportation problems caused by dangerously cold conditions.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WNYW\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-2899190a=\"\">Dig deeper:<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">District officials said the delay is the result of difficulties faced by the district\u2019s outsourced transportation companies, which experienced issues starting and operating buses because of frozen gas lines.<\/p>\n<p> Artic blast, extreme cold warnings  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gw3kbuq3qbfegcbe.jpg\" alt=\"Extreme cold warning, ice rescue training and protecting your pets | Good Day Weekend\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-4292be72=\"\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">The delay comes as another blast of arctic air swept through the Northeast, capping off a weekend of life-threatening cold.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">The National Weather Service issued rare extreme cold warnings for New York City, with similarly frigid conditions impacting parts of New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">Bitter temperatures took hold again Monday morning, with wind chills hovering between minus 5 degrees in some areas, according to forecasters.<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">The district announced the delayed opening in a notice to families and said classes would begin two hours later than normal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">No additional changes to the school day have been announced.<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">Find school closings, delays and dismissals as well as business, church and government closures and delays related to weather or other events across the NYC area: New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5ny.com\/closings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: This report is based on information from Kinnelon High School.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5ny.com\/tag\/weather\/severe-weather\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-2899190a=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Severe Weather<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5ny.com\/tag\/weather\/winter-weather\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-2899190a=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Winter Weather<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5ny.com\/tag\/us\/nj\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-2899190a=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New Jersey<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEW YORK &#8211; 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