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UPDATED: Wintry weather triggers school delays, remote learning

UPDATED: Wintry weather triggers school delays, remote learning

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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Snow fell intermittently across the North Carolina mountains Sunday and continued overnight into Monday morning, prompting several school districts to shift to remote learning.

Forecasters said the highest accumulations were expected at elevations above 3,000 feet, with lighter amounts in lower-lying areas.

In response to the winter weather, multiple districts announced schedule changes for Monday:

  • Asheville City Schools: Closed/optional teacher work day
  • Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College: Closed
  • Avery County Schools: Remote learning day
  • Buncombe County Schools: Closed/optional teacher workday
  • Cherokee Central Schools: Two-hour delay
  • Graham County Schools: Closed/optional teacher workday
  • Haywood County Schools: Remote learning day/optional teacher workday
  • Jackson County Schools: Closed/optional teacher workday
  • Macon County Schools – Franklin Districts: Remote learning day
  • Madison County Schools: Remote learning day/optional teacher workday
  • Mayland Community College: Remote learning day
  • Mitchell County Schools: Remote learning day for students/optional teacher workday
  • Swain County Schools: Closed/optional teacher workday
  • Yancey County Schools: Remote learning day

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