Freezing rain forecast: New Bedford area schools cancelling classes, dismissing early

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About a week after a blizzard dumped two feet of snow on the region and canceled classes, the winter weather is playing havoc with school schedules again.

Friday's weather is expected to be cloudy and cold, with rain in the morning that will freeze to ice in the afternoon, causing potentially hazardous road conditions. Here are the latest weather-related cancellations:

Acushnet Public Schools: Early dismissal

All Saints Catholic School: Early dismissal; no extended care

Bishop Stang High School: Early dismissal

Bridgewater State University: Campus closed, no classes or events.

Bristol Community College: Closing at noon, no evening classes or activities

Dartmouth Public Schools: Early dismissal

Freetown-Lakeville: Two-hour early dismissal

Montessori School of the Angels: Early dismissal

Mullein Hill Christian Academy: Early dismissal

Nazarene Christian Academy: Closed

New Bedford Public Schools: All NBPS afterschool activities and athletic events scheduled for today will be cancelled or rescheduled. All schools will be dismissed at their regularly scheduled time except the following schools: Hayden-McFadden ES, Gomes ES, Parker ES and Renaissance ES will be released at 3 p.m.

Old Colony Regional: Early dismissal

St. James-St. John School: Early dismissal; no extended care

Schwartz Center for Children: Closed

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth: In-person classes canceled, with classes held remotely where possible.

Wareham Public Schools: 150 minute early dismissal, No Evening Classes or Activities

Westport Middle High School: Early dismissal at 11 a.m.

Westport schools: Early dismissal, with Macomber School Pre-K preschool at 11:20 a.m., Westport Elementary at 11:45 a.m., Macomber School kindergarten at 11:55 a.m. Afternoon extended day and all after-school activities and events canceled.

This story will be updated.

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