Hundreds of White County school students got an unexpected day off from class Monday after a power outage forced two schools to close.
The outage occurred around 6:30 a.m. on Jan. 22 and affected service to White County Middle School, Warrior Academy, and the school district’s central office, which are all located on Old Blairsville Road in Cleveland.
The class cancellation only affected those two schools. All other schools operated on a regular schedule on Monday.
White County School officials issued a notice saying buses would return students home and an update would be issued later. By 5 p.m., school officials announced power at the middle school had been restored. Students will return to class on Tuesday for a regular school day on Jan. 23.
