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Hurricane Florence: University And School Closings

Kate Ter Haar

Updated 2:46 p.m. | Sept. 12, 2018

Durham and Wake County school officials have announced they will close schools Thursday instead of dismissing students early, as had previously been announced. The decision follows parental concerns that an early dismissal would mean students are departing school just as hurricane-related weather is forecast to hit the Triangle.Here are the latest university and school system closures:

UNIVERSITIES
Triangle Region
Duke University
Classes suspended Wednesday at 5 p.m.

Elon University
Classes suspended Thursday at 8 a.m.

NC State
Classes suspended Wednesday at 12 p.m.

UNC Chapel Hill
Classes suspended Tuesday at 5 p.m.

Triad Region
UNC-Greensboro
Classes suspended beginning Wednesday at 12 p.m.

Eastern North Carolina
ECU
Classes suspended Tuesday at 12 p.m.

Elizabeth City State University
Classes suspended Tuesday at 12 p.m.

UNC-Pembroke
Classes suspended Wednesday at 8 a.m.

UNC Wilmington
Classes suspended Monday at 12 p.m.

SCHOOL SYSTEMS
Triangle Area
Chapel Hill/Carrboro Public SChools
Classes suspended Thursday and Friday. Check https://twitter.com/chccs for updates.

Durham Public Schools
Classes suspended Thursday and Friday. Check https://twitter.com/DurhamPublicSch for updates.

Orange County Schools
Classes suspended Thursday and Friday. Check https://twitter.com/OrangeCoSchools for updates.

Wake County Public Schools
Classes suspended Thursday and Friday. Check https://twitter.com/WCPSS for udpates.

Triad Region
Guilford County Schools
After-school activities canceled Thursday and Friday. Check https://twitter.com/GCSSCHOOLSNC for updates.

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
None announced. Check https://twitter.com/wsfcs for updates.

Eastern North Carolina
Brunswick County Schools
Classes suspended Tuesday.

New Hanover County Public Schools
Classes suspended Tuesday.

Pender County Public Schools
Classes suspended Tuesday.

Whiteville City Schools
Classes suspended Wednesday.
 

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Lisa Philip is an occasional contributor to WUNC. Previously, she covered education for the station and covered schools in Howard County, Maryland for the Baltimore Sun newspapers.
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