School closings and delays: Triangle schools stay with remote instruction Tuesday
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- Triangle districts moved to remote instruction Tuesday due to icy roads.
- Superintendents act on ops/emergency team recommendations and weather data
- Districts notify families via websites, robocalls, texts, apps and local media
Most Triangle schools announced their plans for Tuesday. Here’s a list of closings and how school districts make decisions.
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Schools generally try to announce decisions so families and school employees know the night before. But sometimes the decision can be made as late as 5:15 a.m., depending on overnight changes.
Schools cited the dangerous road conditions for canceling in-person classes Monday and Tuesday and moving to remote instruction. North Carolina public schools are allowed under state law to have up to five remote instruction days each school year in response to emergencies such as inclement weather.
Chapel Hill-Carrboro
Updated 12:15 p.m. Monday: Tuesday will be a remote learning day due to the icy conditions and freezing temperatures. Schools will remain closed for staff and students for safety reasons.
Schools were closed Monday for students and teachers. It was already scheduled as a teacher workday in advance of the storm.
The superintendent makes a decision after receiving a recommendation from the district’s Division of Operations, which takes into account factors including the weather forecast, current and future road conditions, the safety of school grounds, power outages and internet access. The decision is communicated through the district website and its mass notification system (robocall, email, text).
Chatham County
Updated 4:35 p.m Monday: Tuesday will be a remote learning day due to the impending dangerous road conditions.
District leaders say they make a decision after obtaining information and recommendations from experts, consulting with weather forecasters and safety personnel, and driving designated bus routes thoroughly throughout the county. The decision is communicated through phone calls, emails and text messaging; district and school websites; the Chatham County Schools NC app; television news outlets; and the district’s Facebook and X accounts.
Durham Public Schools
Updated 2:30 p.m. Monday: Tuesday will be a remote learning day due to refreezing roads Monday evening and travel concerns for Tuesday morning.
Monday was a remote learning day.
The district uses National Weather Service updates, local emergency management alerts, on-the-ground assessments of conditions and consultations with law enforcement and public safety officials to make decisions. Notification is made on the district’s website, the My DPS app, social media, automated phone calls and texts and local media partners.
Johnston County
Updated 2 p.m. Monday: Due to inclement weather and hazardous road conditions, all schools will be closed Tuesday, but the district will operate on a remote learning day.
Monday was a remote learning day.
The district’s Emergency Team works with local and state emergency and safety officials, local law enforcement agencies, and government officials to develop a course of action during inclement weather events. Announcements are shared with families via ConnectEd, the district website, school websites, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and local radio and television stations.
Orange County
Updated 1:46 p.m. Monday: The district will stay with remote learning on Tuesday due to very low temperatures Monday night that will make roads icy and unsafe for travel.
Monday was a remote learning day.
The district’s Inclement Weather Team makes a recommendation after assessing the readiness of schools and facilities, monitoring conditions and forecasts before weather events, consulting with neighboring districts and driving all bus routes. Families are notified by phone call, email and text; push notification in Parent Portal; district and school websites; district social media; and news media.
Wake County
Updated 11:40 a.m. Monday: Tuesday will be a remote instruction day for all schools due to the threat of black ice. Activities and extracurricular events planned for Tuesday are canceled.
Monday was a remote instruction day for the schools in session, such as modified and year-round schools. It was a day off for traditional-calendar students who had a previously scheduled teacher workday.
Decisions to adjust school schedules will be made after consulting the National Weather Service, local weather forecasters, and area law enforcement. The district uses district and school websites, emails, texts and phone calls to let families know about schedule changes.
Teachers prepared three days of lessons in case schools switch to remote instruction. Some students got packets of work to take home with them on Thursday.
Colleges and universities
- UNC-Chapel Hill: UNC Chapel Hill will be in Condition 2 from noon Saturday until 11:59 p.m. Tuesday — all classes are canceled and non-mandatory employees must not work or be on campus.
- NC State (updated noon Monday): Classes will resume 10 a.m. Tuesday when the university moves from suspended operations to reduced operations. Instructors will communicate any adjustments for individual classes.
- Duke University (updated 4:28 pm Monday): Duke University will resume in-person classes starting at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday when it ends its severe weather and emergency conditions policy.
- NC Central University (updated 2:10 p.m. Monday): NCCU will resume classes virtually on Tuesday. The campus will move to Condition 1 (reduced operations) as of 8 a.m. Tuesday.
This story was originally published January 26, 2026 at 11:50 AM.
