All School District of Philadelphia schools will be open on Thursday, March 8 with a two-hour delay, according to the District’s announcement. All buses will operate on a delayed schedule pushing morning pick up times back by two hours. Some yellow bus routes may experience moderate to significant delays Thursday morning.

All District-operated early childhood programs will also open on a two-hour delay. After-school activities including athletic programs and professional development sessions set for Thursday will continue as scheduled.

District administrative offices will be open on-time as regularly scheduled.

All Philadelphia public schools were closed on Wednesday.

UPDATE: The snow emergency declared in the city this morning ended at 9 p.m., so it’s now safe to park on snow emergency routes.