Thursday: These Triangle schools & universities will be closed or delayed due to snow
Schools in the Triangle are closing or delaying opening on Thursday, Feb. 20 because of snow and wintry precipitation.
The first bands of light snow arrived in the morning Wednesday, Feb. 19, and were followed by heavier precipitation in the afternoon, The News & Observer reported. The snow made roads slick, leading to wrecks across the Triangle.
Keep track of which schools are making schedule changes with this list, which will be updated.
Some Triangle school systems don’t have to make up snow days, but not all. Here’s an explainer.
To see which businesses, restaurants and local governments are closed, see this story.
(Looking for school closings and delays for Friday, Feb. 21? Click here.)
List of Triangle school closings, delays or early dismissals
Here’s a look at Triangle-area school districts on Thursday, Feb. 20:
- Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will have a remote learning day. Middle and high school students will have a synchronous learning day (live, virtual instruction).
- Chatham County Schools will have a remote learning day. After-school and athletics events are canceled.
- Durham Public Schools will be closed, and Thursday will be an asynchronous remote learning day. Athletics and after-school activities are canceled. The Feb. 20 Board of Education meeting and Budget Hearing have been rescheduled for Friday starting at 5:30 p.m. with the hearing.
- Orange County Schools facilities will be closed, and students will have a remote learning day. All athletics and after-school activities are canceled.
- Johnston County Public Schools will be closed, and all extracurricular activities are canceled. Thursday will be a remote learning day.
- Wake County schools will be closed, and all athletic and extracurricular events are canceled.
Here are the makeup days for schools that follow the year-round calendar:
- Tracks 1 and 3: Saturday, April 5
- Track 2: Not in session
- Track 4: Banked time will be used, and no makeup day is needed
Here are the makeup days for other schools:
- Traditional calendar: Friday, May 2
- Modified calendar: Tuesday, March 11
- WECHS, WECIB, NWCCA, VMCCA and Knightdale High: Thursday, May 22
- Leadership Academies: Friday, May 23
- Wake STEM: Wednesday, May 21
Triangle college & university closings and delays
Duke University is extending its severe weather and emergency conditions policy through 6 a.m. Friday, Feb. 21. In-person class attendance is canceled until that time.
North Carolina State University will remain in Condition 2 on Thursday, Feb. 20. All classes, regardless of delivery method, are canceled.
UNC-Chapel Hill will stay in Condition 2 until 11:59 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 20. Classes are canceled, and non-mandatory employees may work remotely.
This story was originally published February 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM.
