Triangle school closings & delays: What Wake, Durham and UNC will do Tuesday
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- Triangle districts and universities issued varied Tuesday plans after weekend snowstorm.
- Some districts will use remote instruction while others canceled all activities.
- State law limits emergency remote days; districts track remaining allowed remote lealays.
Triangle universities and school districts have announced their plans for Tuesday following the weekend snowstorm.
The weekend storm brought enough snow to the Triangle to cause schools and universities to close on Monday or switch to online classes or remote learning. The National Weather Service is warning that remaining snow, water and slush will freeze solid through Tuesday morning and make travel conditions hazardous.
Some school districts have used up — or are close to — using up the five days of remote learning allowed under state law for emergencies.
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Here’s what schools have announced so far for Tuesday
K-12 school districts
- Chapel Hill-Carrboro (updated 2:30 p.m. Monday): Tuesday will be the district’s 4th out of five allowed remote learning days. Middle school and high school students will log in online to receive live instruction from teachers. Elementary school students will work on their own using assignments provided by their teachers.
- Chatham County (updated 4:40 p.m. Monday): No school on Tuesday due to the weekend snowstorm and the resulting road conditions across the county. There will be no remote learning.
- Durham Public Schools (updated 5:34 p.m. Monday): Schools will be closed for students Tuesday due to persistent hazardous travel conditions caused by ice and snow on secondary and lesser-traveled roads. There will be no remote learning.
- Johnston County (updated 2 p.m. Monday): Schools will be closed Tuesday for a remote learning day. All extracurricular activities have been canceled.
- Orange County (updated 5:10 p.m. Monday): No school on Tuesday due to snow and ice remaining on nearly all the secondary roads that will refreeze overnight. Students will make up the day on Feb. 16, which was previously a teacher workday.
- Wake County (updated 3:30 p.m. Monday): Schools will use remote instruction on Tuesday due to continued icy conditions on some side roads and campuses.
Universities
- UNC-Chapel Hill (updated 4:30 p.m. Monday): UNC expects to resume normal operations after 11:59 a.m. Tuesday.
- NC State (updated 4:55 p.m. Monday): All classes scheduled to begin before 9:59 a.m. Tuesday are canceled. Any classes scheduled at 10 a.m. or after will be in session.
- Duke University: The university has previously said that classes will be held as scheduled Tuesday.
- NC Central University (updated 4:40 p.m. Monday): Classes will be held virtually on Tuesday while NCCU operates on Condition 1 (reduced operations).
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This story was originally published February 2, 2026 at 3:19 PM.
