File under “one of the less surprising announcements of the year so far”: Boston Public Schools has announced at 3pm today it is canceling school tomorrow. On the BPS Twitter feed, BPS also announced that they canceling all after school activities today, including athletics, after 3:30pm, due to the impending snowstorm.

Please note – CASP Director Torri Canada says that CASP is still open, BUT would like parents to pick up students as soon as possible.

In an announcement on their website, BPS noted the following:

Due to the weather, all schools are closed Wednesday, January 22. School buses will not be running. After-school activities on Wednesday late afternoon and evening are also cancelled. All schools will dismiss at their normal times today.

• The Boston Center for Youth and Families will open four community centers from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday for children ages 7 and older. Parents/guardians will need to fill out a short intake form at drop-off. The centers are: BCYF Tobin (Roxbury), BCYF Curtis Hall (Jamaica Plain), BCYF Hyde Park and the BCYF Paris Street Community Center (East Boston).
• For information, please call the Mayor’s 24-Hour Hotline at (617) 635-4500.
• Carbon monoxide safety: Learn about the dangers of carbon monoxide in this video, in English, Spanish or Haitian Creole.

Stay warm, cozy, and lift snow with the knees, not the back…