Most Atlanta-area schools stay closed Friday
Many metro Atlanta schools are remaining closed on Friday following snow earlier in the week.
It will be the third straight day Atlanta-area schools will have remained shuttered after storms dumped snow on the city Tuesday, leaving students stranded in schools overnight and stuck in traffic for hours.
The closures cover Atlanta, Fulton County, Cobb County, DeKalb County, Clayton County, Douglas County, Cherokee County, Forsyth County, Fayette County, Henry County, Paulding County and Marietta schools.
Atlanta Superintendent Erroll Davis said students, families and employees need time to recover, and school facilities needed to be replenished before resuming normal operations.
“We want to give them the time necessary so on Monday, the places will be clean, the food will be restocked and the buses will be running,” Davis said.
He said some school buses still need to be towed, cafeterias need to be cleaned, and people need rest.
Schools in Gwinnett County were expected to be in session on Friday, said Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks.
“I always assume we’re going to have school on school days, and we haven’t seen anything that would prohibit us from having school tomorrow,” he said.
Most area colleges planned to reopen Friday. Kennesaw State University and Southern Polytechnic State University were staying closed Friday due to driving conditions on roads around the campuses.
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