DC Public Schools announces class schedule changes following weather closures

February 12, 2026 | 1:28 PM

D.C. Public Schools has announced several changes to its 2025-2026 calendar to adjust for school closures in January following a winter storm.

Classes will now be held March 12, canceling a previously scheduled parent-teacher conference day.

March 13 will be a wellness day, with no classes for students or teachers.

In June, the last day of classes will be Thursday, June 18. Monday, June 22, will be a professional development day, and the last day for teachers.

The school district is excusing student absences for Jan. 29 and 30, taking into account the weather conditions that followed the snowstorm.

Most school systems in the D.C. region were closed for about a week after the wintry blast, but District schools resumed classes Thursday, Jan. 29.

More information about the schedule adjustments can be found on the school system’s website.

Washington archbishop removes priest as exorcist after comments on UFOs and demons

June 3, 2026 | 7:22 PM

The Catholic archbishop of Washington, D.C., Cardinal Robert McElroy, on Wednesday removed a well-known priest as an exorcist of the archdiocese after he made public comments suggesting that UFO sightings were the work of demons. McElroy said the archdiocese also was cutting ties with the St. Michael Center for Spiritual Renewal, a Washington-based nonprofit headed by the priest, Monsignor Stephen Rossetti.