Normal School Hours

K - 5

Monday through Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 3:40 p.m. 

FECEP/Head Start 

Monday through Friday: 8:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. 

Normal Office Hours

Monday through Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Emergency School Closing, Delayed Opening or Early Dismissal

In  the  event  of  an  emergency,  such  as extreme  heat,  cold  or  snow,  the  Division Superintendent may decide to:

• Close schools for the day
• Open schools two hours late, or
• Close schools two hours early.

All emergency closings and delayed openings shall be announced in the following ways:

• Listed on the Fairfax County Public Schools website: www.fcps.edu.
• Sent by electronic mail (e-mail).
• Carried on the division’s public access channel, Cox Cable Channel 21.
• Closings and delayed openings are provided to local radio and television stations no later than 5:30 a.m.
• Early closings are provided to local stations no later than 10:30 a.m.

All-Day Closing

• All schools shall be closed for the day.
• Extracurricular activities,  interscholastic contests,  team practices,  field trips, adult and community  education classes,  and recreation programs in schools and on school grounds are canceled.
• All offices are open unless the closing of offices is specified.

Two-Hour Delayed Opening

• Students shall report two hours later than their regular schedule.
• Morning field trips are canceled.
• All offices are open unless the closing of offices is specified.

Two-Hour Delayed Opening Schedule:

10:30 a.m. - 3:40 p.m.

With any delayed opening, the buses will arrive to pick up the students two hours later than the regularly scheduled time.

Three-Hour Early Dismissal

• All students shall be dismissed three hours early.
• Field trips are canceled.

Three-Hour Early Dismissal Schedule:

8:30 a.m. - 12:40 p.m.