Tennessee
East Tennessee school closures and delays for Friday
A forecasted snowstorm is forcing schools to close again, with most of East Tennessee under a winter storm warning and several inches of snow expected.
Knox County Schools and several other districts closed schools earlier this week due to ice covering roads.
Safety is the No. 1 priority for KCS, according to Superintendent Jon Rysewyk, who said he’d rather ensure every kid is safe (and having fun in the snow) than risk an accident − especially for the roughly 30,000 kids who rely on school buses.
No ice is expected right now, but a chance of snow is expected in East Tennessee on Jan. 30 and 31. The NWS Morristown office predicts snow to start falling Friday evening and continue through “most of Saturday.”
East Tennessee school closures for Friday, Jan. 30
Union County Public Schools are operating normally but might release early due to the weather.
Keenan Thomas is the higher education reporter for Knox News. Email: keenan.thomas@knoxnews.com.
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