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School closings and delays in the Asheville area

School closings and delays in the Asheville area

Many schools have opted for delays or remote learning because of hazardous travel conditions Photo: Saga Communications/Dee Pridgen


ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Don’t head to the bus stop just yet. The rain, sleet and snow Monday combined with frigid overnight temperatures to make for hazardous driving conditions Tuesday morning.

“Due to inclement weather and icy roads, A-B Tech will operate on a two-hour delay, opening at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, January 7,” school officials said in a Facebook post.

It isn’t the only school to opt for a late start. Below is a list of closing school closings and delays in the Asheville area:

Asheville–Buncombe Technical Community College: Opens at 10 a.m.
ArtSpace Charter School: Two-hour delay
Asheville City Schools: Remote learning day
Buncombe County Schools: Remote learning day, optional teacher work day
Catamount School: Closed
Cherokee Central Schools: Two-hour delay
Evergreen Community Charter School: Two-hour delay
Francine Delany New School for Children: Two-hour delay
Franklin School of Innovation: Two-hour delay
Graham County Schools: Closed, teacher work day
Haywood Christian Academy: Two-hour delay
Haywood Community College: Two-hour delay
Haywood County Schools: Remote learning day, optional teacher work day
IC Imagine: Two-hour delay
Jackson County Schools: – Closed, optional teacher work day
Lees-McRae College: Open at 10 a.m.
Macon County Schools: Three-hour delay
Madison County Schools: Closed, optional teacher work day
Mayland Community College: Remote learning day
Mitchell County Schools: Remote learning day
Reynolds Mountain Christian Academy: Two-hour delay
Shining Rock Classical Academy: Closed
Southwestern Community College: Closed
Swain County Schools: Closed, optional teacher workday
Tri-County Christian School: Closed, home study day
Veritas Christian Academy: Two-hour delay
Yancey County Schools: Closed, teacher work day

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