ATLANTA — With the risk for significant flooding and Georgia in the path of Hurricane Helene, some school districts are changing their plans for classes, athletic events and after-school activities.
Helene strengthened into a Category 1 storm with winds of 80 miles per hour on Wednesday morning. Helene will move across Georgia and into metro Atlanta late Thursday night and into Friday morning.
There is also a line of heavy rain and storms moving through north Georgia on Wednesday ahead of Helene.
Here are the districts that have made announcements about classes and after-school activities so far.
Atlanta Public Schools
All APS schools will be closed on Thursday and Friday. District office employees will work remotely. An update will be provided on Friday afternoon for activities currently planned for Saturday.
Atlanta Technical College
Atlanta Technical College campuses will be working virtually on Thursday and Friday.
Banks County Schools
Banks County Schools will be closed for students and staff on Thursday and Friday. All sports and extra-curricular activities will be canceled for Thursday and Friday.
Barrow County Schools
Schools will be open on Thursday, but closed on Friday. After-school activities have also been canceled.
Bartow County Schools
The Bartow County School System will be closed to all students and staff Thursday and Friday.
Butts County Schools
The Butts County School System will be open on Thursday and closed on Friday.
Calhoun City Schools
Calhoun City Schools will be closed for all students and staff on Thursday and Friday. All Thursday school activities are canceled.
Carroll County Schools
Carroll County School System is canceling all after-school extracurricular activities for Thursday, September 26. Friday, September 27 will be a Distance Learning Day for all students. All employees will work remotely to support Distance Learning and other work requirements. A decision on Friday night football games will be made at a later time.
Chattooga County Schools
All Chattooga County Schools are closed on Thursday and Friday. After-school events on Thursday have been canceled.
Cherokee County Schools
Cherokee County Schools will be closed Thursday and Friday.
Clark Atlanta University
The campus will close early on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. On Friday, the campuses will operate remotely.
Clarke County Schools
Clarke County Schools canceled all after-school activities for Thursday. School will be open Thursday, but closed Friday.
Clayton County Schools
Clayton County Schools will have a virtual learning day on Thursday. All schools and district offices will be closed Friday. All athletic events, extra-curricular activities, and school system-related events and programs have been canceled for Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Clayton State University
Clayton State University will close campus at 1 p.m. Thursday and be closed all-day Friday, Sept. 27 due to concerns about Hurricane Helene.
Clay County, NC Schools
All Clay County, North Carolina schools will be closed on Thursday. The district already had a virtual learning day scheduled for Friday, which will continue.
Coweta County Schools
All Coweta County Schools will be closed on Thursday and Friday. All after-school activities have been canceled.
Dawson County Schools
All Dawson County schools will be closed to students and staff on Thursday and Friday. All extracurricular activities have been canceled.
City of Decatur Schools
All facilities of the City Schools of Decatur, including College Heights ECLC, will be closed on Thursday and Friday. Additionally, all CSD extracurricular activities are canceled.
DeKalb County Schools
All DCSD schools and activities will be closed Thursday and Friday.
Douglas County Schools
At this time, schools will operate on a normal schedule on Thursday, September 26, 2024. However, all after-school activities and programs on that day will be canceled. In addition, all classes, after school events and activities will be canceled for Friday, September 27.
Emory University
Emory University, including Oxford College, will transition to remote work and virtual learning Thursday and Friday.
Fannin County Schools
All Fannin County Schools will have a virtual learning day on Thursday and Friday. Extracurricular activities have been canceled.
Floyd County Schools
All Floyd County Schools will be closed on Thursday and Friday. Extracurricular activities for Friday and Saturday will be made later.
Fulton County Schools
Fulton County Schools has canceled after-school activities for Thursday. All schools and central offices will be closed on Friday.
Georgia College & State University
Georgia College & State University will suspend all classes and programming activities for Thursday and Friday.
Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech will move to Modified Operations and Digital Learning Days on Thursday and Friday. Click here for related FAQ.
Gordon County Schools
All Gordon County Schools will be closed for all students and staff on Thursday and Friday. All Thursday school activities are canceled.
Greene County Schools
Extracurricular events have been canceled on Thursday. A decision has not yet been made on if schools will be open on Friday
Griffin-Spalding County Schools
Griffin-Spalding County School District operations will be canceled on Thursday and Friday.
Gwinnett County Schools
Gwinnett County Schools will operate on a digital learning day on Thursday. All after-school activities are canceled. All staff will report to their locations. All schools will be closed on Friday and all after-school activities are canceled. All GCPS activities and events on Saturday, September 28, are canceled.
Habersham County Schools
Habersham County Schools will be closed for students and staff on Thursday and Friday.
Hall County Schools
The Hall County School District will conduct school from home both Thursday and Friday. All extracurricular events for both Thursday and Friday are canceled or postponed.
Haralson County Schools
All Haralson County Schools will be open on Thursday and closed on Friday.
Heard County Schools
All Heard County Schools are open on Thursday, but will be closed on Friday. After-school activities on Thursday have been canceled.
Henry County Schools
Henry County Schools will be closed on Thursday and Friday. All school-related activities are canceled on Thursday and Friday.
Jackson County Schools
The Jackson County School System will hold normal operations on Thursday, while all extracurricular activities will be canceled. The Jackson County School System will be CLOSED on Friday. All schools and offices will be closed.
Jasper County Schools
All Jasper County Schools will be open on Thursday, but after-school activities have been canceled. School officials have not yet made a decision on Friday.
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw State University will be closed on Thursday and Friday.
Lamar County Schools
All Lamar County Schools will be open on Thursday and closed on Friday.
Lumpkin County Schools
All Lumpkin County Schools will be closed to students and staff on Thursday and Friday. Lumpkin County High School’s varsity football game has been rescheduled for Monday at 7 p.m.
Madison County Schools
All schools will operate on early release at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday and closed on Friday. All extra-curriculars have been canceled.
Meriwether County Schools
All Meriwether County Schools will transition to remote learning on Thursday and Friday.
Morehouse College
The campus will close early on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. On Friday, the campuses will operate remotely.
Morehouse School of Medicine
The campus will close early on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. On Friday, the campuses will operate remotely.
Morgan County Schools
All schools will have a remote learning day on Friday. Extracurricular activities are being canceled on Thursday.
Newton County Schools
All Newton County Schools and district offices on both Thursday and Friday. At this time, Saturday activities will continue as planned unless changes become necessary.
Oconee County Schools
All Oconee County schools will be open on Thursday, but closed on Friday. Extracurricular activities have been canceled for both days.
Oglethorpe County Schools
All schools will be open on Thursday, but closed on Friday. After-school activities on both days have been canceled.
Oglethorpe University
All classes will be remote on Thursday and Friday.
Paulding County Schools
All Paulding County schools, facilities and district offices will be closed Thursday and Friday. All extracurricular activities are also canceled on Thursday and Friday.
Pickens County Schools
Pickens County Schools will be having a digital learning on Thursday. District offices will be open, all staff should report for their normally scheduled hours. Pickens County Schools and the District Office will be closed on Friday.
Pike County Schools
All Pike County Schools will be closed on Thursday and Friday.
Polk County Schools
Polk County School District will have learn-from-home days on Thursday and Friday. No decision has been made yet about after-school activities and athletics.
Putnam County Schools
Extracurricular activities are canceled on Thursday. School officials have not yet made a decision on if schools will be open on Friday.
Rabun County Schools
All Rabun County Schools will participate in virtual learning days on Thursday and Friday.
Reinhardt University
Reinhardt University will close Thursday, Sept. 26 at noon, and remain closed on Friday, Sept. 27. This encompasses the main campus in Cherokee County and the Cauble School of Nursing campus in Jasper.
Rockdale County Schools
Rockdale County Schools will have remote learning on Thursday and be closed on Friday.
Rome City Schools
Independent learning days on Thursday and Friday. All after-school activities have been canceled.
Spelman College
The campus will close early on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. On Friday, the campuses will operate remotely.
Thomaston-Upson County Schools
All Thomaston-Upson County Schools will be open on Thursday, but will be closed on Friday. All school events after 6 p.m. on Thursday have been canceled.
Towns County Schools
All schools will operate on a virtual learning day on Thursday and Friday. All 12-month employees will report to work on Thursday and work remotely on Friday.
Troup County Schools
All Troup County Schools and System Offices will be closed on Thursday and Friday. All after-school activities on those days are canceled or, if necessary, rescheduled. A decision will be made for Saturday events at a later time.
Union County Schools
Union County Schools will observe at-home learning days for students on Thursday and Friday. Students are encouraged to complete their at-home learning activities if conditions allow. All extracurricular activities are canceled over the weekend.
University of Georgia
The main campus of the University of Georgia will be closed on Thursday and Friday. All in-person classes, campus events and activities will be canceled during this time.
Walton County Schools
Schools will be open on Thursday, but closed on Friday. Extracurricular activities have been canceled for both days.
White County Schools
All White County Schools will be closed on Thursday and Friday.
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