Early Dismissal for Meriden Schools, No Afternoon Kindergarten Wednesday

Classes will be dismissed early for Meriden Public Schools today, in anticipation of a winter snowstorm headed to our area this afternoon.

The early dismissal schedule, taken from the Meriden Board of Education's website is as follows:

Elementary Schools

Grades 1 – 5   9:00 a.m. - 1:20 p.m.
A.M. Preschool/Kindergarten 9:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
P.M. Preschool/Kindergarten   Cancelled

Middle Schools

8:00 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.

High Schools

7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Magnet Schools

Thomas Edison Middle School
8:30 am. - 12:45 p.m.

Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School
8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

A is also in effect on city streets until further notice, according to Meriden Police.

The National Weather Service says Wednesday.

The Governor's office announced Wednesday morning that at noon it would partially activate the state's Emergency Operations Center due to the impending storm – not because of the storm's severity, but because it may impact the afternoon commute.

“Although this will not be a major storm, the timing of the storm is of concern—it will very likely cause delays as people are heading home this evening," Gov. Dannel Malloy said in a statement. "We’ve not seen a lot of snow accumulation this winter, so we want to remind people to take it easy on the roads and drive cautiously.”