Are classes canceled due to bad weather? Here's the latest on Augusta-area schools

Some students astatine schools successful the Augusta country whitethorn not person to interest astir going to class connected Wednesday.

The National Weather Service issued a upwind advisory for 4 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday with southwest winds 15-25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected with higher winds imaginable wrong a passing enactment of showers and storms.

This has section schools connected alert. Here's what we know:

Is Aiken County Public School territory closing?

Aiken County schoolhouse territory said connected its website the upwind velocity forecasts transcend the threshold allowed for schoolhouse buses, truthful students volition displacement to region learning connected Wednesday. Employees should program to study to their enactment determination connected a two-hour delayed start, with nary gathering oregon bureau opening earlier 10 a.m.

Afterschool extracurricular practices, games, and events volition proceed time arsenic scheduled. There volition beryllium nary QuestZone.

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Is Aiken Technical College closing?

Aiken Technical College said via Facebook they are intimately monitoring section upwind forecasts. As of Tuesday evening, the assemblage had planned to proceed with mean operations, including regularly scheduled classes and labs.

Community members are encouraged to travel the guidance of their section exigency absorption officials regarding question connected Wednesday. Those who cannot safely question to oregon from field should pass with their teacher (for students) oregon supervisor (for employees) arsenic soon arsenic possible.

Is Augusta Technical College closing?

No accusation has been released connected what, if anything, is changing astatine Augusta Tech.

Is Augusta University closing?

No accusation has been released connected what, if anything, is changing astatine Augusta University.

Are Burke County Public Schools closing?

No accusation has been released connected what, if anything, is changing astatine Burke County schools.

Is Columbia County School District closing?

No accusation has been released connected what, if anything, is changing astatine Columbia County schools.

Is Richmond County School System closing?

Richmond County School System noted connected its website that, owed to precocious winds creating unsafe driving conditions, Wednesday is simply a region learning day. All extracurricular activities are canceled.

Teachers volition pass with students and families done platforms similar Remind oregon Class Dojo, and assignments volition beryllium disposable successful Canvas oregon SeeSaw for younger students. Student assignments should beryllium turned successful to their teachers nary aboriginal than midnight on Monday, March 10.

The schoolhouse territory tentatively plans to resume mean operations connected Thursday but is intimately monitoring the weather.

Is University of South Carolina Aiken closing?

No accusation has been released connected what, if anything, is changing astatine USC Aiken.

Miguel Legoas is simply a Deep South Connect Team Reporter for Gannett/USA Today. Find him connected X and Instagram @miguelegoas and email at [email protected].

This nonfiction primitively appeared connected Augusta Chronicle: Augusta-area schools open, closed up of windy upwind Wednesday