Durham Public Schools cancel classes for students Wednesday following heavy storms
Durham Public Schools will be closed for students on Wednesday after powerful storms knocked out power and downed trees in the Triangle Tuesday afternoon.
The school district said staff will operate on a two-hour delay at year-round, specialty high schools and the central services office.
The district cited hazardous road conditions and the widespread power outages.
As of 10 p.m., over 66,000 Duke Energy customers remained without power. In Orange County, there were 8,500 customers without power while Wake County had over 3,400.
Durham’s year-round schools, which started July 17, are: Holt Elementary, Pearsontown Elementary, Easley Elementary, Rogers Herr Middle and the School of Creative Studies.
Specialty schools began Aug. 3 and include: J.D. Clement Early College, City of Medicine Academy, Durham School of Technology and Middle College High School at Durham Tech.
This story was originally published August 15, 2023 at 10:00 PM.