Lancaster ISD/Lancaster, TX--Lancaster ISD will have a normal school day today, Wednesday, February 19, 2025. Morning temperatures will be below freezing, so students should dress warmly in layers, including a coat, gloves, and a cap. To support families, all campuses will open early for parents to drop off students.
DRESSING FOR THE WEATHER
Children can face risks associated with cold temperatures even on days when the weather isn’t quite bad enough for school to be cancelled. Whether your students are walking to school, waiting at the bus stop or heading outside to play, be sure they’re dressed appropriately.
Follow these tips to protect your children when low wind chill values are in the forecast:
Children should be dressed in multiple layers of warm, lightweight clothing, and should typically wear one more layer than an adult would wear under the same conditions.
Prevent heat loss through your child’s head with a hat or hood, and cover their mouth with a scarf to protect their lungs.
Take extra caution when it comes to fingers, toes and other extremities prone to frostbite.
Mittens (or “glittens”) are better at protecting hands from the cold than gloves. Choose a pair that is banded at the wrist.
Coats, boots, hats and mittens should be insulated and water-repellant.
Keep an extra set of clothes, socks and shoes in your car and at your child’s school in case their original outfit becomes damp.
Low wind chill values are easy to overlook, especially when there’s no snow on the ground, but this type of weather should be taken just as seriously as other winter weather conditions. Take the proper precautions to protect your children, your pets and yourself, and remember to check on elderly neighbors and loved ones.