These Triangle schools will be closed Thursday due to snow, icy road conditions
Triangle school systems will remain closed on Thursday as the area digs out from the latest winter storm.
All Triangle school systems closed their schools on Wednesday due to the inclement weather. A few districts had remote learning days where students worked on their own from home.
Conditions did not improve enough for school districts to reopen Thursday.
List of Triangle school closings, delays or early dismissals
Here’s a look at Triangle-area school districts on Thursday, Jan. 23:
▪ Chatham County Schools will be closed Thursday. It will be a remote learning day for students.
▪ Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will be closed. Thursday will be a remote learning day.
▪ Durham Public Schools will be closed. It’s an optional remote workday for staff.
▪ Johnston County Public Schools will be closed Thursday. It will be a snow day, unlike Wednesday’s remote learning day. A makeup day will be announced later.
▪ Orange County Schools will be closed Thursday. Monday (Jan. 27) and Tuesday (Jan. 28) will now be regular school days to help high school students finish final exams before second semester starts Jan. 29.
▪ Wake County Public Schools will be closed Thursday. Wake announced that eight schools will have to make up the lost school day in February.
- Pine Hollow Middle School (Tracks 1, 3) on Feb. 22
- Heritage Middle School (Tracks 1, 3) on Feb. 22
- Moore Square Middle School on Feb. 17
- Wakefield High School on Feb. 17
- Rogers Lane Elementary School on Feb. 17
- Brooks Elementary School on Feb. 17
- Green Elementary School on Feb. 17
- Dillard Drive Elementary School on Feb. 17
Schools weigh road conditions
Schools made their decisions as many streets and roads in the Triangle remain covered in snow and ice. The snow and ice are not likely to disappear on their own, The News & Observer previously reported.
Primary roads are mainly clear, according to the state Department of Transportation. But it might take until warmer temperatures this weekend to melt the snow and ice on secondary roads.
The heaviest snowfall was along the North Carolina coast. But the storm dropped snow from Charlotte to the coast.
The National Weather Service’s map of snow accumulation reports from its spotter network showed about an inch in Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill and 1.3 inches in Cary, The N&O reported.
This story was originally published January 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM.
