Snowflakes barely had time to hit the ground Friday before schools started announcing early dismissals. Forecasters are calling for anywhere from one to six inches of heavy, wet snow to fall throughout the day, the first day of spring.

Early dismissals:Panther Valley: High school dismissing at 11 a.m.; middle school at 11:30 a.m., and elementary school at 12 p.m.Tamaqua Area: High school and middle school dismissing at 10:30 a.m. elementary and morning kindergarten at 11:30 a.m. There will be no afternoon kindergarten.St. Jerome Regional/Tamaqua: 11:30 dismissal; SJRS bingo canceledBlue Mountain School District: High school and middle schools dismissing at 10 a.m. and the elementary school at 10:35 a.m.Weatherly Area School District will be dismissing all students at 1 p.m.Pleasant Valley school District: High school and middle school will dismiss at 10 a.m.; PVI/PVE will dismiss at 11:30 a.m. There will be no afternoon kindergarten or PM MCTI.Mahanoy Area School District: High school and middle schools dismissing at 8:30 a.m.; and the elementary school at 9 a.m.North Schuylkill: High school at 9:15 a.m.; elementary school at 10 a.m.Pine Grove Area: High school and middle schools dismissing at 11 a.m.; elementary at 11:45 a.m.Schuylkill Haven Area: High school and middle schools dismissing at 10 a.m.; and the elementary school at 9:35 a.m.Closed:Child Development/Schuylkill County.North Pocono School DistrictPocono Mountain School District