Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools announced a remote learning day on Tuesday, Feb. 3, as the area recovers from the impacts of Winter Storm Gianna. Orange County Schools and Chatham County Schools will both be closed, and will not hold remote learning.
CHCCS shared an alert with families at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, saying it will operate for the second consecutive day on remote learning. Pre-K and elementary school students will continue working on “age-appropriate activities and lessons” provided by teachers, while middle and high school students will have “Plan C” synchronous instruction with teachers in virtual sessions. It is the district’s fourth remote learning day of the year.
The call comes after CHCCS held two remote learning days on Jan. 27-28 following Winter Storm Fern’s significant sleet and ice that created travel issues. The district cited similar issues for Monday and Tuesday in the wake of Winter Storm Gianna — leaving CHCCS just one more remote learning day available under state law. North Carolina public schools are allowed five per academic year as part of requirements to hold either 185 days or 1,025 total hours of instruction.
In Monday’s communication to families, CHCCS Chief Communications Officer Andy Jenks said, as of now, no additional changes to the school calendar are expected despite the stretch of remote learning days. Jenks cited the decision in December to convert a teacher workday to normal instruction. He also said Monday Feb. 9 is still slated to be a professional learning day for staff with no classes for students, while Tuesday, Feb. 17 is off in observance of the Lunar New Year and Tuesday, Mar. 3 has no school because of primary Election Day.
Meanwhile, Orange County Schools has exhausted its remote learning day options in the wake of Winter Storm Fern last week and canceled classes for Tuesday.
Snow and ice remain on nearly all the secondary roads in our area which will refreeze overnight and Tuesday morning,” a post from the district said. “All OCS schools and facilities are closed. All athletic and after-school activities are canceled.”
Chatham County Schools also announced an additional snow day Tuesday. The district has one day of remote learning left.
“As always, the safety of our students, staff, and families is our top priority,” a post from the school system read. “Please stay safe and warm!”
Featured image via Katerina Holmes.
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