Classes are cancelled in the Cape Breton-Victoria Regional School, Board, today.
Etoile de l’Acadie in Sydney is also closed for the day.
Meanwhile, roads on the Island are described as snow-covered and passable with caution this morning as light snow continues to fall.
And, Marine Atlantic has postponed this morning’s crossing from North Sydney until 11:45 tonight because of weather conditions in the Cabot Strait.
However, the Crown Corporation says tonight’s crossing could also be affected by the weather.
There are now gale and freezing spray warnings in effect for the Cabot Strait.