Schools
East Penn Will Run on 2-Hour Delay Wednesday
East Penn School District has called for 2-hour delayed opening on Wednesday, Jan. 8.
East Penn School District will operate on a 2-hour delayed opening schedule on Wednesday, as the tail-end of the "polar vortex" releases its hold on the Lehigh Valley.
Superintendent of Schools Thomas L. Seidenberger began notifying parents and caregivers of the district's decision via a robocall Tuesday evening.
There will be no morning kindergarten, according to the recorded message.
East Penn schools and offices were closed all day on Tuesday due to the frigidly cold temperatures and dangerous wind chills that have gripped the Lehigh Valley since midnight on Monday.
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