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School Closures in the Southeast Stretch Into 2nd Week After Latest Winter Storm
Nearly 75,000 customers lost power as schools in the Southeast used learning packets and limited remote options while planning extra days to recover instruction.
- This past week, public school systems across the Southeast closed for a second straight week due to winter storms that left tens of thousands without power from Mississippi to Maryland.
- Nearly 75,000 customers remained without power in Mississippi and Tennessee as of Monday, with unresolved outages from a storm a week earlier.
- Several major universities, including Ole Miss and North Carolina State University, canceled classes through Monday, while 71 schools had no power at peak, all restored by Monday afternoon.
- Metro Nashville Public Schools plans to convert a Presidents Day professional development day into a regular school day, while a resident in Belzoni has paid about $700 for hotel stays after losing power and her granddaughter's oxygen needs.
- In Charlotte, Olivia White found her children's remote schoolwork manageable, while other districts like Louisville used a two-hour delay after cancellations.
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School closures in the Southeast stretch into 2nd week after latest winter storm
School systems across the Southeast are dealing with weather-related school closures for the second week in a row, leading some to try remote learning while many prepare to add more school days to make up for lost instructional time.
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Remote learning, closures announced across Richmond County
RICHMOND COUNTY — Richmond County Schools will operate on a remote instructional day Monday, Feb. 2, as winter weather continues to affect the area, while local government offices across the county announced closures. “Richmond County Schools will transition to a remote instructional day tomorrow, Monday, February 2nd for all students, and staff will have an optional remote workday,” the district said in a post on social media. “All buildings an…
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Leaning Left11Leaning Right2Center6Last UpdatedBias Distribution58% Left
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