Schools

Snow Makeup Day Scheduled for Gwinnett County Public Schools

Classes were canceled Tuesday due to extremely cold weather.

After closing Tuesday (Jan. 7), Gwinnett County Public Schools has scheduled its first snow make-up day for 2013-14 as Feb. 17.

GCPS made the announcement via Facebook. The GCPS calendar has Monday, Feb. 17, as a snow makeup day "priority 1." 

The state's largest school district announced Monday (Jan. 6) that classes would not be held Tuesday because of the extremely cold weather conditions in the Gwinnett area.

The statement by Gwinnett schools Monday read:

"Due to the extremely cold temperatures expected overnight and concerns regarding safety and operational issues, Gwinnett County Public Schools will be closed Tuesday, January 7."

Another class day lost to weather this week is unlikely. According to weather.gov, the high for Wednesday (Jan. 8) in Snellville is expected to be 41 degrees, with no precipitation forecast.


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