The Habersham County School System has canceled all afterschool activities and athletics this afternoon due to the weather. Habersham County students will be released from class at the normal time.
“I just spoke to a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. Based on the information he shared I have given a green light to all schools for a normal afternoon dismissal time. It appears that the worst has now passed,” Superintendent Matthew Cooper tells Now Habersham.
It’s been a challenging day for students and staff who, along with the rest of Habersham County, were forced to take cover during tornado warnings.
“Our administrators and teachers did a fantastic job of keeping our students safe and of responding immediately to the tornado warnings that were issued,” says Cooper. “We are thankful that our students were safe at school during these tornado warnings instead of being at home.”
Many of the county’s students live in mobile homes which Coopers says “are the worst possible places to be during a tropical storm or tornado.”
School administrators took the option of early release off the table due to the tornado threat but decided to cancel afterschool activities due to any lingering weather threats.
