School Closings Ma: Multiple Districts to Remain Closed Tuesday After Record-Breaking Blizzard
Thousands of students and staff across southeastern Massachusetts will not be in school Tuesday as officials continue to recover from a powerful nor’easter and blizzard. The expanded list of school closings ma reflects both heavy snowfall and sustained impacts to infrastructure and roadways.
School Closings Ma: New Bedford and Barnstable Among Districts Closed
The following systems are closed Tuesday: Barnstable Public Schools; Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School; Mansfield Public Schools; Middleborough Public Schools; Monomoy Regional School District; New Bedford Public Schools; Old Rochester Regional School District; Sacred Heart School (Kingston); Silver Lake Regional School District; The Woodward School (Quincy); and Whitman-Hanson Regional School District. The list will be updated as more information becomes available.
Nor’easter and Record-Breaking Blizzard
The storm that triggered the closures was described as a nor’easter that continued to batter the area with high winds. One account noted nearly two feet of snow in places, while another described the blizzard as bringing more than two feet to some cities and towns. That level of accumulation and the accompanying winds created the conditions that prompted districts to cancel classes for safety and cleanup.
Power Outages and Cleanup Timelines
In addition to the snowfall, several hundred thousand customers in Massachusetts lost power as crews responded to outages. Many school districts announced they would be closed on Tuesday for a second straight day while custodial and public works teams clear roads, parking lots and school grounds. Officials set closures for Tuesday, Feb. 24, and emphasized that recovery work must proceed before in-person operations resume.
Regional Notes: New Hampshire Break and List Organization
Regionally, all New Hampshire public schools are closed this week for winter break. The available closures list is organized to display all public schools in alphabetical order first, followed by private schools and then colleges and universities, enabling families to scan entries by sector.
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Updated information had been posted late on February 23, 2026; one update carried a timestamp of 10: 58 PM ET. © 2026 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
What makes this notable is the overlap of heavy snowfall, high winds and widespread power outages: together they caused immediate safety concerns that translated directly into districtwide cancellations and a multi-day cleanup effort.
