School closings in Columbus area. Which ones will reopen or stay with virtual classes?
Chattahoochee Valley families with children attending school in the Columbus area are wondering whether schools will stay closed Friday after Tuesday’s snow storm.
Here’s a list of Thursday’s decisions from local officials about school operations for Friday, which will be updated as more are announced:
Muscogee County
Due to several impassable roads and the hazardous road conditions that still exist in several parts of the Columbus area, all Muscogee County School District schools will continue with virtual learning Friday, MCSD announced Thursday afternoon on its Facebook page.
District offices will remain closed. All field trips, athletics and other after-school activities scheduled for Friday are canceled.
Harris County
The Harris County School District announced Thursday afternoon the extension of school closures through Friday as hazardous road conditions persist across the area.
“Despite efforts to address the aftermath of this week’s winter storm, many surface roads remain ice-covered and unsafe for travel,” the news release says.
This decision includes the cancellation of all after-school activities and planned events for Friday.
Chattahoochee County
School closures in the Chattahoochee County School District are extended to Friday, the district announced Thursday afternoon on its Facebook page.
ChattCo will continue with virtual learning Friday due to hazardous road conditions.
The post concludes with this hopeful message: “We look forward to seeing everyone back in the buildings on Monday!”
Phenix City
Due to hazardous road conditions expected from refreezing overnight, all Phenix City Schools and district offices will remain closed Friday, PCS announced Thursday afternoon.
All after-school activities, including athletics, are canceled.
“We plan to resume our normal school schedule on Monday,” the news release says.
PCS also announced it postponed the Jan. 23 combined board work session and meeting until Jan. 28. The work session will start at 5:30 p.m., followed by the board meeting at 7 p.m.
Russell County
Due to hazardous road conditions, the Russell County School District will remain with remote learning and work Friday, RCSD announced on its Facebook page Thursday afternoon.
“Students will continue to access assignments posted via Google Classroom and/or paper copies of assignments that were sent home by their teachers on Friday,” the post says. “All employees will also work from home on Friday. . . . We plan for normal operations to resume on Monday.”
St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School
Friday will be another virtual learning day for St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School students, the school announced Thursday afternoon.
The preschool will be closed, and all after-school activities are canceled or postponed, the news release says.
Columbus State University
Columbus State University will continue virtual operations and instruction Friday, CSU announced in a news release Thursday afternoon.
“University leaders are confident that the university will return to standard operations on Monday,” the news release says.
This story will be updated when the Ledger-Enquirer receives announcements from other school officials.
This story was originally published January 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM.
