Lawrence public schools will not have classes today because of a heavy snowfall that brought snow-packed parking lots and slick sidewalks, a school district official said Wednesday night.

“Supt. Randy Weseman, after talking to the school district’s transportation and safety director and with the facilities and operations directior, decided to cancel classes for Thursday,” said Julie Boyle, the school district’s public information officer.

“We wanted to let people know early, so they have time to plan,” Boyle said.

The Lawrence area received six to eight inches of snow, leading to some organizations to close their doors today and others to cancel events and activities (See story).

Besides Lawrence, here is a list of other school districts and schools that are having a snow day todays:

¢ USD 491 Eudora

¢ USD 458 Basehor-Linwood

¢ USD 464 Tonganoxie

¢ USD 203 Piper

¢ USD 348 Baldwin

¢ USD 298 Wellsville

¢ USD 290 Ottawa

¢ USD 287 W Franklin

¢ USD 434 Santa Fe Trail

¢ USD 541 Oskaloosa

¢ USD 343 Perry-Lecompton

¢ USD 342 McLouth

¢ The Lawrence Catholic School

¢ Raintree Montessori

¢ Bishop Seabury

¢ Veritas Christian School

¢ Brook Creek Learning Center

¢ Montessori Discovery Place

¢ Head Start

¢ Montessori Children’s House

¢ Strategic Learning Center

¢ Green Pastures Preschool

¢ Lawrence Arts Center Preschool

¢ Small World International School/Preschool

¢ First Presbyterian Preschool

¢ Princeton Children’s Center

¢ Sunshine Acres Montessori School

¢ Prairie Moon School

KU courses are scheduled as normal for today, which is the last day of class. The university has implemented its inclement weather policy, which means employees can arrive an hour late and overnight employees are permitted to leave an hour early.

Haskell’s classes are scheduled as normal, but teachers are encouraged to use their own discretion.