UPDATED: Whatcom schools and other closures and opening delays announced for Tuesday, Feb. 28th

WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — As of 6:30am this morning, Tuesday, February 28th, Whatcom County schools and others have announced the following due to this morning’s snow event and subsequent slick roads.

• Bellingham Schools – operating on time, bus routes on snow routes, no daytime out-of-district transportation
• Bellingham Christian Schools – Sunset campus open 10:15am and classes start at 10:30, Spring Creek campus open 10:45am and classes start at 11am, no preschool classes today
• Assumption Catholic School – no announcement Update 9am – 2-hour delay
• Ferndale School District – 2-hour delay including jumpstart, no preschool, no out-of-district transportation Update 8:30am – All schools closed
• Lummi Nation School – 2-hour delay
• Blaine School District – 2-hour delay, no AM preschool and no AM out of district transportation Update 8:30am – All schools closed
• Lynden School District – no announcement
• Lynden Christian Schools – 1-hour delay
• Nooksack Valley School District – operating on time with normal bus routes
• Meridian School District – 2-hour delay, buses on snow routes, no preschool, no out-of-district transportation Update 8:30am – All schools closed
• Mount Baker School District – 2-hour delay, buses on snow routes, no out-of-district transportation, no morning preschool Update 8:30am – All schools closed
• Whatcom Intergenerational High School – 2-hour delay
• Bellingham Technical College – no announcement
• Western Washington University – no announcement
• Whatcom Community College – no announcement
• Whatcom County Library System – Ferndale and Lynden will open at 10am, North Fork will open at noon, all other county libraries are on normal schedules
• Whatcom Transportation Authority – buses on normal routing, not stopping at stops with “snowflake” icon
  • 540 Sudden Valley: traveling on Lake Whatcom Boulevard in both directions, turning around at the store
  • 512 Sudden Valley: will not be traveling on Lake Louise Road, bus will use Lake Whatcom Boulevard in both directions, turning around at the store
  • Route 27 Ferndale: is not stopping on the hill section of Church Road, riders are advised to go to a bus stop without a snowflake icon

Parents, students and staff should monitor their school’s website and email for updates in the morning as conditions continue to change.