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Waiting to hear about possible delays on Thursday

Submitted by KeungHui on 12/15/2010 - 10:00
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Wake County parents may find out before their children go to bed this evening whether school will be delayed, or even cancelled, on Thursday.

School officials say they'd like to make a call about classes on Thursday before this evening's 11 p.m. TV newscasts. One way to also find out is to click here to register for the school district's e-mail notification service.

School officials aren't making a prediction about tomorrow, but snow watch veterans know it's likely that at least a one-hour or two-delay will be announced. The thought of high school students driving themselves to class as snow is falling and just as the sun is rising isn't a pleasant thought.

If Wake decides to cancel school, traditional-calendar students would be scheduled to make up the day next Wednesday, Dec. 22 It's now scheduled as a teacher workday and is supposed to be the start of winter break for students.

Year-round students would make it up on a Saturday.

UPDATE

Wake says it will make a decision about Thursday by 10 p.m. tonight.

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Everyone around us has a 2

Wed, 12/15/2010 - 20:41 — luv2teach

Everyone around us has a 2 hour delay...I'll bet on WCPSS to grant a 1 hour delay, just to be different! LOL ( just kidding guys)

Only if the parents ask for

Wed, 12/15/2010 - 20:45 — red_balloon

Only if the parents ask for it. Stand by for some community engagement meetings tonight.

I think they should use

Wed, 12/15/2010 - 21:01 — CaryCurmudgeon

I think they should use Kevin Hill's consensus-building process to make the decision.

School system staff continue

Wed, 12/15/2010 - 18:55 — AngelaW

School system staff continue to monitor the weather forecast and will make a decision about school operations for tomorrow, Thursday, Dec. 16, in time for the 10 pm newscasts.

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T. Keung Hui covers Wake schools.
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