Howard County Schools change schedule for Jan. 8

HOWARD COUNTY, MD – The Howard County Public School System will open two hours late on Wednesday, January 8th.

All morning child care programs in HCPSS schools, sponsored by the Columbia Association and the Howard County Department of Recreation & Parks, will be delayed two hours.

Morning classes in half-day kindergarten and RECC are cancelled. Offices will also open late, according to the school district.

There will be no morning ARL classes, but afternoon ARL classes will be held as scheduled.

If Howard Community College is open as scheduled, HCPSS students who are enrolled at HCC and cannot attend on Wednesday should notify their professors using their MyHCC email or Canvas, HCPSS school officials said.

School officials noted that they will reevaluate the late start at 7:30 and determine if it will change to a cancellation or remain a late start.