* 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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Ahead of the coldest temperatures and wind chill expected in central North Carolina so far in 2024, the Orange County Schools district called a delay for Wednesday morning. The district issued a message to families shortly before 5 p.m. on Tuesday, citing the adverse weather as reasoning for a three-hour delay. “Daylight and rising temperatures […]
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A School Resource Officer from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office detained a student at Hillsborough’s Partnership Academy Tuesday after the student allegedly assaulted two staff members, per a release. The sheriff’s office says the SRO will now coordinate with the North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention regarding legal consequences. After the assault, […]
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