The district explains the purpose behind the early release day, extracurricular cancellations and how they came to those decisions.

While the snowfall today, Feb. 26, has brought a snow day to students in Columbia Public Schools, the snow was not content with merely putting students out of school. The snow storm, which has prompted CPS to cancel school for Wednesday, Feb. 27, as well, knocked down a number of power lines across Columbia according to news network KOMU. As a result, a number of students are without power or internet. This is a potential problem for students, such as sophomore Stephanie LeBlanc, who take online classes or rely on online resources for their classes.