Wareham Public Schools  will be closed Thursday, March 5, according to school officials.

After initially announcing that schools would have a two hour delayed opening on Thursday, officials decided to cancel the full day of classes shortly after 7:30 a.m. this morning.

There is also a parking ban that went into effect this morning shortly after 9 a.m.

In other scheduling information, March 9 will be a full day of classes as opposed to the early release day it was scheduled to be, according to Schools Superintendent Kimberly Shaver-Hood.