With a winter storm set to impact North Texas starting early Thursday, parents and students are scrambling to stay informed about school closings. As icy roads and freezing temperatures approach, districts across the region are updating their plans.

As a winter storm barrels toward North Texas, many school districts have decided to cancel classes on Jan. 9.  Below are the districts who have cancelled classes on Jan. 9:  Mike Albanese is the Managing Editor of Star Local Media and is covers Celina and Frisco.

Due to rapidly declining weather conditions — with an updated Winter Storm Warning saying the storm could bring an additional three inches of snowfall to parts of the Texas Panhandle that had already seen heavy snow — several offices, businesses, schools and campuses closed early Thursday and announced closings for Friday.