As the Southeast braces for what's shaping up to be a rare winter spectacle, schools across Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida are responding to the creeping cold and its icy promises. News4Jax reported that many Southeast Georgia school districts announced yesterday that schools would be shuttered tomorrow.
It was only yesterday that students enjoyed a reprieve to honor Martin Luther King Jr., now they find themselves at the mercy of Mother Nature once again. The Brantley County School System confirmed, schools are to open today but will release its students early at 2 p.m., while ActionNewsJax relayed that a running list of closures is being kept for Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia educational institutions.
All after-school activities for today and tomorrow have been axed, a precautionary step to ensure the well-being of students and staff as this winter anomaly unfurls. In a gesture toward ongoing caution, districts will provide an update on Wednesday after assessing whether roads and buildings are in a fit state to welcome people back on Thursday.
Meanwhile, parts of the First Coast are under a Winter Storm Watch, with First Coast News sharing that a cold snap could plunge temperatures into a bone-chilling range, with wind chills predicted to hover in the discomforting embrace of the 30s.
