Douglas Schools Make Decision On Tuesday Classes

DOUGLAS COUNTY, GA — Based on the current forecast, the Douglas County School System has made the decision to cancel school for Tuesday, Jan. 29. The closing applies to all students and employees at all schools and offices.

All after school programs and extracurricular activities are also canceled for January 29.

After school programs and extracurricular activities for today, Monday, January 28, will take place as scheduled unless parents are notified otherwise by sponsors or coaches.

Remember that students will participate in online learning for inclement weather days. For instructions on assignments to complete at home, please refer to your school’s website. Instructions will be posted in a news article on the home page of the website.

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Since Gov. Brian Kemp has announced state government offices will close Tuesday, Jan. 29 due to winter weather expected to move into the Georgia, the Fulton County School System said it will follow suit and shut down operations for that day.

"The governor has closed all state offices for Tuesday, Jan. 29, based on a winter storm watch," the school system said on its Facebook page. "Given the risk associated with ice, the timing of a potential event, and the impact it may have on traffic, the weather team erred on the side of safety in closing Fulton County Schools and all administrative offices (for) Tuesday, January 29, 2019."

Atlanta Public Schools has also announced it will close up shop on Tuesday, as a Winter Storm Watch will go into effect from 4 a.m to 10 a.m. Tuesday. Fulton County also noted its operations, which includes its courthouse, will also be closed Tuesday due to the predicted weather. However, "mission-essential personnel" and employees assigned to public safety agencies will report for duty, the county said. Jurors should not report for duty, and they can call the number on their jury summons for more information.

Credit: National Weather Service

The National Weather Service said up to two inches of snow is expected within the watch area, "with localized higher totals possible in far north GA and higher elevations."
Of course, these snow accumulations will make for dangerous traveling conditions, and black ice is a threat even in areas where snow doesn't stick to the ground, the weather service added.

Patch editor Kristal Dixon contributed to this article.
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