Atlanta weather | Schools close for 5th day

Some students may forget what school is, due to icy roads making reading and writing too risky again Friday.

Among the school districts that will be closed:

Atlanta city
Barrow County
Bartow County
Buford city
Carroll County
Cartersville city
Cherokee County
Clayton County
Cobb County
Coweta County
Decatur city
DeKalb County
Douglas County
Fayette County
Forsyth County
Fulton County
Gainesville city
Gwinnett County
Hall County
Henry County
Marietta city
Newton County
Paulding County
Rockdale County
Walton County

Emory University will be open, but no classes will be held, a spokeswoman told the AJC.

Return to ajc.com for updates throughout the day.

For up-to-the minute school closings, go to wsbtv.com.

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