All Worcester Public Schools (WPS) will be closed on Friday due to hazardous wind chill conditions, the district said.
All WPS athletic events and all Head Start after-school programs are also canceled for Friday.
Worcester will see a high of nearly 13 degrees, with a wind chill making it feel as cold as -16, the National Weather Service forecast.
The closure comes a day after a Worcester Public School bus was towed from a snow bank. Local meteorologists are warning of a possible nor’easter and other hazardous weather, the district said.
Administrative offices will remain open, and all district employees will be in their offices, said WPS.