* Alamance-Burlington Schools – 3-hour delay
* Orange County Schools- 2-hour delay
Elementary Schools begin 9:55
Middle Schools begin 10:20
High Schools begin 10:45
* Orange Charter School – 2-hour delay
* Person County Schools – 2-hour delay
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