Bell Schedule
Monday - Friday 9:20 - 4:05
Regular Hours
K - 6 Hours
- Monday - Friday: 9:20 a.m. - 4:05 p.m.
(Doors open at 9:05 a.m.)- Exception:
- Limited Early Release Wednesdays
9:20 a.m. - 1:05 p.m.
- For students in grades K-6
- 2025-26 school year: September 10, October 29, November 12, December 10, February 18, March 18, May 13
- Limited Early Release Wednesdays
9:20 a.m. - 1:05 p.m.
- Exception:
Office Hours
- Monday - Friday: 8:15 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
(Doors open at 9:05 a.m.)
SACC Hours
- Monday - Friday: 7:00 a.m. - 6:15 p.m.
Emergency School Closing
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
- 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
- Sent by electronic mail (e-mail)
- Email sent to News You Choose subscribers of Delayed Openings and School Closings
- Carried on the division’s public access channel, Cox Cable Channel 21 (Cox Communications, Reston Comcast, and Verizon (channel 11) cable customers only)
- Posted to the FCPS Twitter , FCPS Twitter (Spanish) , FCPS Facebook , FCPS Facebook (Spanish) , and FCPS Facebook (Korean) pages
- 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 school and on school grounds are canceled
- All offices are open unless the closing of offices is specified
Two-Hour Delayed Opening Schedule
- Students in grades K-6 shall report two hours later than their regular schedule (11:20 p.m. - 4:05 p.m.)
- Morning preschool (special education) classes are canceled.
- Afternoon preschool classes start on their regular schedule.
- Full-day preschool (special education) and Early Head Start/Pre-K classes start two hours later than their regular schedule.
- Morning field trips are canceled.
- Homebound and home-based instruction will begin at 10 a.m.
- School Age Child Care (SACC) centers will open at 8 a.m.
With any delayed opening, the buses will arrive to pick up the students two hours later than the regularly scheduled time. Please monitor the Bus Delay website, as inclement weather may disrupt traffic flow.
Two-Hour Early Dismissal Schedule
- Students in grades K-6 will be dismissed two hours early (9:20 a.m. - 2:05 p.m.)
- Field trips are canceled
