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Gwinnett Schools Make Decision On Wednesday Classes
The county still was experiencing power outages and road closures Tuesday afternoon after storms associated with Hurricane Irma.
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA — Gwinnett County Public Schools will be closed again on Wednesday as staff work to get campuses ready for students after storms from Hurricane Irma.
In a social media post, the school system said the additional day off — schools already shuttered due to Irma on Monday and Tuesday — is due to "power outages we are still experiencing in some areas of the county and transportation concerns on secondary roads."
According to Georgia Power, 23,123 Gwinnett County residents still were without power after 5 p.m. Tuesday. And the Gwinnett County Police Department reported that dozens of roads were closed to traffic Tuesday afternoon due to storm-related incidents like downed trees and power lines. (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.)
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