CMS Changes Decision, Some Schools Closed Tuesday

CHARLOTTE, NC — Students and staff of some Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will head back to class Tuesday with a two-hour delay, while others schools will be closed for the entire day due to ongoing impacts from the winter storm, school officials said late Monday night.

“These weather impacts could endanger safety and include potentially hazardous travel and power outages for some students, families and staff in our community,” CMS said.

CMS had originally said all schools in the system would be operating on a two-hour delay.

The following CMS schools are closed for students and staff on Tuesday, Dec. 11:

• Bailey MS
• Barnette ES
• Blythe ES
• Bradley MS
• Cornelius ES
• Croft ES
• David Cox ES
• Davidson ES
• Early Colleges at UNCC: Engineering and Teaching
• Grand Oak ES
• Hawthorne Academy
• Highland Creek ES
• Hopewell HS
• Hornets Nest ES
• Hough HS
• Huntersville ES
• Independence HS
• J.M. Alexander MS
• J.V. Washam ES
• Lebanon Road ES
• Long Creek ES
• Mallard Creek ES
• Mallard Creek HS
• Metro School
• Northeast MS
• North Mecklenburg HS
• Northwest School of the Arts
• Parkside ES
• Performance Learning Center
• Phillip O. Berry
• Piedmont Middle School IB
• Ridge Road MS
• Stoney Creek ES
• Torrence Creek ES
• Trillium Springs Montessori
• Waddell Language Academy

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