Bend-Lapine School District release:

SOUTH COUNTY SCHOOLS CLOSED MARCH 17 DUE TO HEAVY SNOW

Due to heavy snowfall Sunday in the south end of Deschutes County, we will close our La Pine and Sunriver schools Monday.

Closed schools include:

Three Rivers School

Rosland Elementary School

La Pine Elementary School

La Pine Middle School

La Pine High School

All after-school activities are canceled as well.

School buses will not operate Monday in the Sunriver and La Pine areas, including routes from south county areas to Bend.

Bend-La Pine Schools is monitoring storm impacts for our Bend schools and will evaluate driving conditions through early Monday morning. We will update you with a decision for our Bend schools by 5 a.m. Monday.