Oct 09, 2024
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) - As Hurricane Milton approaches, some schools will go virtual to prepare for the storm. Meanwhile, other schools are still reeling from the impact of Hurricane Helene. Here are specific school updates in the Savannah-Lowcountry region. School updates due to Hurricane Milton College of Coastal Georgia In anticipation of the impacts of Hurricane Milton, the College of Coastal Georgia will shift all classes online on Thursday, October 10, and will have reduced operations for faculty and staff. At this time, the College will return to normal operations on Friday. Georgia Southern Georgia Southern University will operate from remote locations on the Armstrong and Liberty campuses all day on Thursday, Oct. 10. There are no changes to the Statesboro Campus operational or class schedules. Long County School System Long County School System Administrators have received the latest updates on potential local impacts from Hurricane Milton. Due to concerns about potential wind gusts and unsafe road conditions, schools and offices will be closed tomorrow, October 10.  Additionally, all after-school events and activities for tomorrow have been canceled. At this time, they plan to resume normal schedules and operations on Friday, October 11.   Savannah-Chatham County Public School System SCCPSS will shift to an asynchronous E-Learning Day for students and a remote workday for staff on Thursday, October 10.  Families are reminded there is no school for students on Friday, October 11, as this day is a staff planning day or on Monday, October 14, as it is a Fall Break for students and staff. Savannah State University Out of an abundance of caution, SSU is closely monitoring and responding to the following: The time of impact on the campus has moved from overnight Wednesday to early Thursday morning through Thursday evening. Using an abundance of caution and because the campus is located on the marsh, the University will transition to remote learning on Thursday, October 10th through Friday, October 11th. Residence halls will remain open. In the event that dining services are altered, a separate email will be sent with hours and instructions. We anticipate returning to normal operations for students on Saturday, October 12th. We will provide an update by noon on Friday, October 11th. Instructions on how to report time will be communicated in an additional email. It is projected that this will result in a storm surge of 2 to 4 feet above normally dry ground, with the most significant potential for inundation occurring with the high tide on Thursday afternoon. Tropical storm-force winds will begin to impact coastal areas Thursday morning into Thursday afternoon, with the highest winds occurring near the coast. Hurricane Helene Updates Toombs County Toombs County School System students return to school on Tuesday, Oct. 15. As of now, there will not be make-up days added to the school calendar outside of coming back from Fall Break a day early. Jeff Davis County Schools Jeff Davis County Schools are currently planning for staff to return on Wednesday, October 16th, and Thursday, October 17th, for workdays. Students are tentatively scheduled to return on Friday, October 18th. However, this date may be postponed if the majority of the community is still without power. In the meantime, the school district is working with EMA to secure resources such as shower trucks and mobile laundry units to assist the community. Appling County Schools Due to the damage sustained from Hurricane Helene, all Appling County Schools will remain closed. Their buses are unable to operate safely, and approximately 55% of Appling County EMC customers are still without power. Appling will continue to monitor the situation closely and provide more updates next week.
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