Worcester schools closed Friday for ‘hazardous’ wind chill

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.