Due to the threat of severe weather, a number of school systems across Northeast Georgia are closed today, Tuesday, Jan. 9.
Schools in Banks, Elbert, Franklin, Habersham, Hart, Madison, Rabun, Stephens, and White counties are among those giving students and staff the day off.
All three North Georgia Technical College campuses – Clarkesville, Currahee, and Blairsville – are also closed.
Schools in Towns and Union counties shifted to online learning days on Tuesday. Union County had planned on a 2-hour delay but changed plans after reports of fallen trees, blocked roads, and widespread power outages.
Dozens more schools in at least 20 other school districts across the state are closed due to the weather, including Lumpkin and Dawson counties.
Student safety
School officials called off school Monday following persistent forecasts calling for severe weather across Georgia.
Habersham County School Superintendent Matthew Cooper said Habersham school officials decided to close after a briefing Monday with the National Weather Service.
“We cannot risk students being stranded on a bus or at school, a tree falling on a bus, or buses driving through flooded areas,” Cooper said.
For the latest on the severe weather, click here or visit our weather page.
