Overview
- The Dirección General de Escuelas suspended all in‑person morning classes across Mendoza for Friday and ordered lessons to run on the Escuela Digital Mendoza platform while authorities decide later whether to cancel the afternoon shift.
- The move followed updated forecasts from the Servicio Meteorológico Nacional that kept yellow and orange cold alerts in place and warned of slow easing of the Antarctic air mass over the weekend.
- Local police and emergency services reported multiple weather‑related traffic incidents in Mendoza, including chain collisions, stranded buses and trucks, and overturned heavy vehicles on icy roads.
- Officials said the decision rested on real‑time SMN data, Defensa Civil transitability reports and on‑the‑ground assessments of access to schools, with safety of students and staff guiding the response.
- Residents should expect continued low daytime highs and subzero minima in higher and southern zones, take heating and road‑safety precautions, and watch official channels for any extension of school or transport restrictions.