Hurricane Helene: List of school closings, after-school activities canceled in north Georgia

With the risk for significant flooding and Georgia in the path of Hurricane Helene, some school districts are changing their plans for classes, athletic events and after-school activities.

Helene strengthened into a Category 1 storm with winds of 80 miles per hour on Wednesday morning. Helene will move across Georgia and into metro Atlanta late Thursday night and into Friday morning.

There is also a line of heavy rain and storms moving through north Georgia on Wednesday ahead of Helene.

Here are the districts that have made announcements about classes and after-school activities so far.

Atlanta Public Schools

All APS schools will be closed on Thursday and Friday. District office employees will work remotely. An update will be provided on Friday afternoon for activities currently planned for Saturday.

Atlanta Technical College

Atlanta Technical College campuses will be working virtually on Thursday and Friday.

Banks County Schools

Banks County Schools will be closed for students and staff on Thursday and Friday. All sports and extra-curricular activities will be canceled for Thursday and Friday.

Barrow County Schools

Schools will be open on Thursday, but closed on Friday. After-school activities have also been canceled.

Bartow County Schools

The Bartow County School System will be closed to all students and staff Thursday and Friday.

Butts County Schools

The Butts County School System will be open on Thursday and closed on Friday.

Calhoun City Schools

Calhoun City Schools will be closed for all students and staff on Thursday and Friday. All Thursday school activities are canceled.

Carroll County Schools

Carroll County School System is canceling all after-school extracurricular activities for Thursday, September 26. Friday, September 27 will be a Distance Learning Day for all students. All employees will work remotely to support Distance Learning and other work requirements. A decision on Friday night football games will be made at a later time.

Chattooga County Schools

All Chattooga County Schools are closed on Thursday and Friday. After-school events on Thursday have been canceled.

Cherokee County Schools

Cherokee County Schools will be closed Thursday and Friday.

Clark Atlanta University

The campus will close early on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. On Friday, the campuses will operate remotely.

Clarke County Schools

Clarke County Schools canceled all after-school activities for Thursday. School will be open Thursday, but closed Friday.

Clayton County Schools

Clayton County Schools will have a virtual learning day on Thursday. All schools and district offices will be closed Friday. All athletic events, extra-curricular activities, and school system-related events and programs have been canceled for Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Clayton State University

Clayton State University will close campus at 1 p.m. Thursday and be closed all-day Friday, Sept. 27 due to concerns about Hurricane Helene.

Clay County, NC Schools

All Clay County, North Carolina schools will be closed on Thursday. The district already had a virtual learning day scheduled for Friday, which will continue.

Coweta County Schools

All Coweta County Schools will be closed on Thursday and Friday. All after-school activities have been canceled.

Dawson County Schools

All Dawson County schools will be closed to students and staff on Thursday and Friday. All extracurricular activities have been canceled.

City of Decatur Schools

All facilities of the City Schools of Decatur, including College Heights ECLC, will be closed on Thursday and Friday. Additionally, all CSD extracurricular activities are canceled.

DeKalb County Schools

All DCSD schools and activities will be closed Thursday and Friday.

Douglas County Schools

At this time, schools will operate on a normal schedule on Thursday, September 26, 2024. However, all after-school activities and programs on that day will be canceled. In addition, all classes, after school events and activities will be canceled for Friday, September 27.

Emory University

Emory University, including Oxford College, will transition to remote work and virtual learning Thursday and Friday.

Fannin County Schools

All Fannin County Schools will have a virtual learning day on Thursday and Friday. Extracurricular activities have been canceled.

Floyd County Schools

All Floyd County Schools will be closed on Thursday and Friday. Extracurricular activities for Friday and Saturday will be made later.

Fulton County Schools

Fulton County Schools has canceled after-school activities for Thursday. All schools and central offices will be closed on Friday.

Georgia College & State University

Georgia College & State University will suspend all classes and programming activities for Thursday and Friday.

Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech will move to Modified Operations and Digital Learning Days on Thursday and Friday. Click here for related FAQ .

Gordon County Schools

All Gordon County Schools will be closed for all students and staff on Thursday and Friday. All Thursday school activities are canceled.

Greene County Schools

Extracurricular events have been canceled on Thursday. A decision has not yet been made on if schools will be open on Friday

Griffin-Spalding County Schools

Griffin-Spalding County School District operations will be canceled on Thursday and Friday.

Gwinnett County Schools

Gwinnett County Schools will operate on a digital learning day on Thursday. All after-school activities are canceled. All staff will report to their locations. All schools will be closed on Friday and all after-school activities are canceled. All GCPS activities and events on Saturday, September 28, are canceled.

Habersham County Schools

Habersham County Schools will be closed for students and staff on Thursday and Friday.

Hall County Schools

The Hall County School District will conduct school from home both Thursday and Friday. All extracurricular events for both Thursday and Friday are canceled or postponed.

Haralson County Schools

All Haralson County Schools will be open on Thursday and closed on Friday.

Heard County Schools

All Heard County Schools are open on Thursday, but will be closed on Friday. After-school activities on Thursday have been canceled.

Henry County Schools

Henry County Schools will be closed on Thursday and Friday. All school-related activities are canceled on Thursday and Friday.

Jackson County Schools

The Jackson County School System will hold normal operations on Thursday, while all extracurricular activities will be canceled. The Jackson County School System will be CLOSED on Friday. All schools and offices will be closed.

Jasper County Schools

All Jasper County Schools will be open on Thursday, but after-school activities have been canceled. School officials have not yet made a decision on Friday.

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw State University will be closed on Thursday and Friday.

Lamar County Schools

All Lamar County Schools will be open on Thursday and closed on Friday.

Lumpkin County Schools

All Lumpkin County Schools will be closed to students and staff on Thursday and Friday. Lumpkin County High School’s varsity football game has been rescheduled for Monday at 7 p.m.

Madison County Schools

All schools will operate on early release at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday and closed on Friday. All extra-curriculars have been canceled.

Meriwether County Schools

All Meriwether County Schools will transition to remote learning on Thursday and Friday.

Morehouse College

The campus will close early on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. On Friday, the campuses will operate remotely.

Morehouse School of Medicine

The campus will close early on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. On Friday, the campuses will operate remotely.

Morgan County Schools

All schools will have a remote learning day on Friday. Extracurricular activities are being canceled on Thursday.

Newton County Schools

All Newton County Schools and district offices on both Thursday and Friday. At this time, Saturday activities will continue as planned unless changes become necessary.

Oconee County Schools

All Oconee County schools will be open on Thursday, but closed on Friday. Extracurricular activities have been canceled for both days.

Oglethorpe County Schools

All schools will be open on Thursday, but closed on Friday. After-school activities on both days have been canceled.

Oglethorpe University

All classes will be remote on Thursday and Friday.

Paulding County Schools

All Paulding County schools, facilities and district offices will be closed Thursday and Friday. All extracurricular activities are also canceled on Thursday and Friday.

Pickens County Schools

Pickens County Schools will be having a digital learning on Thursday. District offices will be open, all staff should report for their normally scheduled hours. Pickens County Schools and the District Office will be closed on Friday.

Pike County Schools

All Pike County Schools will be closed on Thursday and Friday.

Polk County Schools

Polk County School District will have learn-from-home days on Thursday and Friday. No decision has been made yet about after-school activities and athletics.

Putnam County Schools

Extracurricular activities are canceled on Thursday. School officials have not yet made a decision on if schools will be open on Friday.

Rabun County Schools

All Rabun County Schools will participate in virtual learning days on Thursday and Friday.

Reinhardt University

Reinhardt University will close Thursday, Sept. 26 at noon, and remain closed on Friday, Sept. 27. This encompasses the main campus in Cherokee County and the Cauble School of Nursing campus in Jasper.

Rockdale County Schools

Rockdale County Schools will have remote learning on Thursday and be closed on Friday.

Rome City Schools

Independent learning days on Thursday and Friday. All after-school activities have been canceled.

Spelman College

The campus will close early on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. On Friday, the campuses will operate remotely.

Thomaston-Upson County Schools

All Thomaston-Upson County Schools will be open on Thursday, but will be closed on Friday. All school events after 6 p.m. on Thursday have been canceled.

Towns County Schools

All schools will operate on a virtual learning day on Thursday and Friday. All 12-month employees will report to work on Thursday and work remotely on Friday.

Troup County Schools

All Troup County Schools and System Offices will be closed on Thursday and Friday. All after-school activities on those days are canceled or, if necessary, rescheduled. A decision will be made for Saturday events at a later time.

Union County Schools

Union County Schools will observe at-home learning days for students on Thursday and Friday. Students are encouraged to complete their at-home learning activities if conditions allow. All extracurricular activities are canceled over the weekend.

University of Georgia

The main campus of the University of Georgia will be closed on Thursday and Friday. All in-person classes, campus events and activities will be canceled during this time.

Walton County Schools

Schools will be open on Thursday, but closed on Friday. Extracurricular activities have been canceled for both days.

White County Schools

All White County Schools will be closed on Thursday and Friday.

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