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Forsyth County Schools to open Tuesday

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Jan 9, 2017

Forsyth County’s school system plans to be open for classes Tuesday after students had the day off Monday.

District officials said on its website that it plans to have a normal school day and would alert students and parents by 7 p.m. Monday if there are any changes.

Forsyth officials decided to cancel classes Monday, citing concerns about school buses traveling on some roads in the county that had patches of ice.

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Eric Stirgus joined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2001. He is the newsroom's education editor. Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., Eric is active in the Atlanta Association of Black Journalists and the Education Writers Association and enjoys mentoring aspiring journalists.

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