Cancellations in progress: Snow weather is closing schools and upper secondary schools.

Many Danes are staying indoors today due to heavy snowfall.

This includes children and young people in several areas where the police have advised people not to venture onto the roads.

Both **Syddjællands and Lolland-Falsters Politi**, **Nordsjællands Politi**, and **Østjyllands Politi** have discouraged unnecessary travel on Friday morning, while **Rigspolitiet** urges people across the country to think twice before getting behind the wheel.

As a result, many schools and high schools are empty today.

For example, at **Sofiendalskolen** in Haslev on **Syddjælland**, only seven out of 300 students have shown up.

Even though the school has canceled classes and is only open for emergencies, it is still surprising that so few have arrived so far, according to department head Jakob Sørensen.

*"Normally, there’s life and laughter here. Kids who want to go out and play or head to their lessons. It’s not usually this quiet as it is now,"* Jakob Sørensen tells **DR Nyheder**.

Several schools in **Nordsjælland** have also canceled classes, including all schools in **Rudersdal Municipality**.

**Solrød Municipality** also encourages parents to keep all children at home from daycare centers, kindergartens, and schools.

A number of the country’s youth education institutions are also closed today, as heavy snow falls across large parts of Denmark. This includes, among others, the country’s largest high school, **Silkeborg Gymnasium**, **Rosborg Gymnasium** in Vejle, and **Helsingør Gymnasium**.

There is one high school in particular where the absence of students has serious consequences.

At **Fredericia Gymnasium**, the janitors must empty the old desks and chairs in 43 classrooms because new ones are arriving on Monday.

The plan was for students to help after classes, but that has been moved online due to the snow. Now, the janitors are left alone with the task.

*"It’s a massive job, and we’ll be pretty exhausted,"* says a tired Dan Hansen, who works as a janitor at **Fredericia Gymnasium**.

*"I don’t think I need to go to the gym this weekend. We’ll be lugging around some extra weight today. There are about 30 desks and chairs per classroom, so it’s a lot."*

Headmaster Jørgen Lassen at **Fredericia Gymnasium** acknowledges that it will be *"a much bigger task"* for the janitors now that students can’t help. However, he adds that six to eight men will assist and lend a hand.

**Aarhus University** also cancels in-person teaching on Friday, and employees are encouraged to work from home.

On **Samsø**, the Home Guard has stepped in to help home care services. Meanwhile, a man in Aalborg is clearing snow. *(Photo: © René Schütze, Fotograf René Schütze/Ritzau Scanpix)*

Home care services in several parts of the country are struggling to reach residents who need help with everything from medication to cleaning. This is the case, for example, on **Samsø**, where **170 residents** are connected to home care, and at least **50** need visits.

In some places on the island, home care workers have to walk, while in others, they can still use their vehicles. They have also been offered external assistance, says Tove Skrædder, head of **Samsø Municipality’s** home care service.

*"The Home Guard has made some of their larger vehicles available and has also been in contact with the rescue services, who are also helping us get out. There are places we need to reach at all times. We also have some residents who are very, very ill,"* she says.

She adds that an employee from the technical department arrived with his tractor on Friday morning and offered to drive home care to the homes that couldn’t be reached by car due to the weather.

Tractors help home care services in several places to get around. Here, it’s the large snowdrifts on **Syddjælland**. *(Photo: © Mads Claus Rasmussen, Ritzau Scanpix)*

**Favrskov Municipality** in **East Jutland** also has tractors ready to assist home care services, according to **Jeanette Rokbøl**, head of elderly care.

*"Right now, we’re handling life-threatening tasks. This could be medication that can’t be missed, dying residents we need to visit, and food, drinks, and toilet trips for those who can’t manage themselves. We ensure those. Everyone else will be told that we’ll likely be a bit delayed,"* she tells **P4 Østjylland**.

To **DR**, **Aarhus Municipality** states that home care services have stopped driving into the city center and are now walking. They manage urgent visits but risk delays and cancellations for others.

**Lolland** is one of the areas where the most snow has fallen, according to **DMI**. However, according to **Camilla Stokholm Andersen**, press consultant for **Lolland Municipality**, the home care services haven’t been halted.

*"We’ve faced challenges due to the snow, but all life-threatening and important visits have been handled. There have been delayed visits and some that could be postponed—that is, those that aren’t urgent. But food, medication, and essential care, we’ve managed to deliver,"* she tells **DR Nyheder**.

**Lolland** also has the Home Guard on standby for life-threatening tasks, but it hasn’t been necessary.

Garbage trucks in several parts of the country are staying home. Here, it’s a **PostNord** delivery truck that has ventured out in the snow. *(Photo: © Mads Claus Rasmussen, Ritzau Scanpix)*

In several municipalities, garbage trucks are not operating today. This includes **Odense Municipality**, where employees have been sent home to stay warm.

*"This is due to the fact that we had three workplace accidents last time there was heavy snow, and that must not happen again. It must be safe to go to work,"* says **Morten Glasius**, communications employee at **Odense Renovation**.

Waste collection will also not take place today in **Copenhagen, Tårnby, and Dragør** due to the snow. This is confirmed by **Amager Resource Center (ARC)**.

*"It can be dangerous for our drivers to continue collection work under current conditions,"* says **Claus Barslund**, operations manager for waste collection at **ARC**.

Waste collection will resume as soon as weather conditions allow for safe completion of the work, according to the message.

Follow the latest updates on the weather in our live blog *(https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/live-stort-snevejr-rammer-danmark)*.

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