Atlanta Braces for Hurricane Helene: School Closures and Activity Cancellations
ATLANTA — With the looming threat of significant flooding due to Hurricane Helene, many school districts across Georgia are making important changes to their schedules. Helene, having intensified into a Category 2 storm with winds clocking at 90 miles per hour, is expected to hit Georgia late Thursday night, reaching the metro Atlanta area by Friday morning.
Here are the districts that have announced changes for Friday:
Atlanta Public Schools (APS): All APS schools will be closed on Friday. District office employees will work remotely. Expect an update on Friday afternoon regarding activities currently planned for Saturday.
Atlanta Technical College: The campuses will be operating virtually on Friday.
Banks County Schools: Schools will be closed for both students and staff on Friday, with all sports and extracurricular activities canceled.
Barrow County Schools: All schools will be closed, and after-school activities have been canceled.
Bartow County Schools: Schools will be closed on Friday to all students and staff.
Butts County Schools: Schools will be closed on Friday.
Calhoun City Schools: All schools will be closed for students and staff on Friday.
Carroll County Schools: It will be a Distance Learning Day for all students, with employees working remotely to support learning and other requirements. The decision regarding Friday night football games will be made later.
Chattooga County Schools: Schools will be closed on Friday.
Cherokee County Schools: Schools will be closed on Friday.
Clark Atlanta University: The campus will be closed on Friday.
Clarke County Schools: All schools will be closed on Friday.
Clayton County Schools: Schools and district offices will be closed on Friday. All athletic events and extracurricular activities for Friday and Saturday are canceled.
Clayton State University: Will be closed all day on Friday.
Clay County, NC Schools: Virtual learning will proceed as scheduled on Friday.
Coweta County Schools: All schools will be closed on Friday, and after-school activities have been canceled.
Dawson County Schools: All schools will be closed to students and staff on Friday, with all extracurricular activities canceled.
City of Decatur Schools: All facilities will be closed on Friday, including College Heights ECLC. All extracurricular activities are canceled.
DeKalb County Schools: All schools and activities will be closed on Friday.
Douglas County Schools: All schools will be closed on Friday, and after-school activities are canceled.
Emory University: Transition to remote work and virtual learning on Friday.
Fannin County Schools: A virtual learning day on Friday with extracurricular activities canceled.
Fayette County Schools: Schools will be closed on Friday.
Floyd County Schools: All schools will be closed on Friday, with extracurricular activities for Friday and Saturday to be decided later.
Fulton County Schools: All schools and central offices will be closed on Friday.
Georgia College & State University: Classes and programming activities will be suspended on Friday.
Georgia Gwinnett College: The college will be closed on Friday.
Georgia Tech: Transition to Modified Operations and a Digital Learning Day on Friday.
Gordon County Schools: All schools will be closed for students and staff on Friday.
Greene County Schools: All schools will be closed on Friday.
Griffin-Spalding County Schools: District operations will be canceled on Friday.
Gwinnett County Schools: All schools will be closed on Friday, and all after-school activities are canceled. All activities and events on Saturday are canceled.
Habersham County Schools: All schools will be closed for students and staff on Friday.
Hall County Schools: The Hall County School District will close schools on Friday, and all extracurricular events are canceled or postponed.
Haralson County Schools: All schools will be closed on Friday.
Heard County Schools: All schools will be closed on Friday.
Henry County Schools: Schools will be closed on Friday, with all school-related activities canceled.
Jackson County Schools: Schools and offices will be closed on Friday.
Jasper County Schools: A virtual learning day on Friday.
Kennesaw State University: The university will be closed on Friday.
Lamar County Schools: All schools will be closed on Friday.
Lumpkin County Schools: All schools will be closed to students and staff on Friday. The varsity football game has been rescheduled for Monday at 7 p.m.
Madison County Schools: All schools will be closed on Friday, and all extracurriculars have been canceled.
Meriwether County Schools: Transition to remote learning on Friday.
Morehouse College: The campus will be closed on Friday.
Morehouse School of Medicine: The campus will be closed on Friday.
Morgan County Schools: A remote learning day on Friday.
Newton County Schools: All schools and district offices will be closed on Friday.
Oconee County Schools: All schools will be closed on Friday, with extracurricular activities canceled for both days.
Oglethorpe County Schools: All schools will be closed on Friday, and after-school activities on both days are canceled.
Oglethorpe University: All classes will be remote on Friday.
Paulding County Schools: All schools, facilities, and district offices will be closed on Friday. All extracurricular activities are canceled on Thursday and Friday.
Pickens County Schools: Schools and the District Office will be closed on Friday.
Pike County Schools: All schools will be closed on Friday.
Polk County Schools: Will have a learn-from-home day on Friday, with after-school activities and athletics decisions pending.
Putnam County Schools: All schools will be closed on Friday.
Rabun County Schools: A virtual learning day on Friday.
Reinhardt University: The main campus in Cherokee County and the Cauble School of Nursing in Jasper will be closed on Friday.
Rockdale County Schools: Schools will be closed on Friday.
Rome City Schools: An independent learning day on Friday, with all after-school activities canceled.
Spelman College: The campus will be closed on Friday.
Thomaston-Upson County Schools: All schools will be closed on Friday.
Towns County Schools: A virtual learning day on Friday.
Troup County Schools: All schools and System Offices will be closed on Friday, with all after-school activities canceled or rescheduled. A decision regarding Saturday events will be made later.
Union County Schools: An at-home learning day on Friday, with students encouraged to complete their at-home learning activities if conditions allow. All extracurricular activities over the weekend are canceled.
University of Georgia: The main campus will be closed on Friday, with all in-person classes, campus events, and activities canceled.
Walton County Schools: Schools will be closed on Friday, with extracurricular activities canceled.
White County Schools: All schools will be closed on Friday.
Stay safe, and keep updated on the changing weather conditions. Our thoughts are with everyone preparing for Helene’s impact.
