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School cancellations following Hurricane Helene impact

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Sunday, September 29, 2024
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Schools around the region will be closed beginning Sept. 29 following flooding caused by Hurricane Helene.

Jackson County Schools will be closed Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. Staff information will be distributed soon. Wednesday, Oct. 2, is planned as a staff development day. There will be no school for students on Wednesday, Oct. 2.

Macon County Schools has announced it will be closed Monday, Sept. 30 and it will be an optional teacher workday. Updates will follow.

Haywood County Schools will be closed to students Monday, Sept. 30 through Friday, Oct. 4. This includes all sporting events and activities. For staff, schools are closed on Monday, Sept. 30 and Tuesday, Oct. 1. However, Wednesday, Oc.t  2 through Friday, Oct. 4 will be optional teacher workdays so that staff can manage their own leave and earn pay, if it is safe to do so.

Swain County Schools will be closed for students and staff on Monday, Sept. 30. Additional information for the remainder of the week will be released as soon as possible.

Western Carolina University will be closed through Oct. 4, operating under Condition Level 3 (closed). Classes are canceled and all non-mandatory offices are closed. However, administration, university public safety, dining and residential services will remain operational. Non-mandatory employees must not report to work and must leave campus.

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Haywood Community College will be closed Monday, Sept. 30 through Sunday, Oct. 6. No classes are scheduled for this time, employees do not need to report to campus and the childcare center will be closed during this time. The Board of Trustees meeting originally planned for Tuesday, Oct. 1 has been canceled. HCC intends to reopen Monday, Oct. 7.

At University of North Carolina Asheville, classes will be suspended until Oct. 9. The university said it is providing security, food, water and comfort to the students remaining on campus.

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