Most schools across Northeast Georgia have at least partially closed in anticipation of impacts from Hurricane Helene.
You can see the full list of school closures below. Schools will be fully closed both Thursday and Friday unless otherwise noted:
List updated 7:30 a.m. Thursday
K-12 schools:
- Banks County Schools
- Barrow County Schools (closed Friday only)
- Bethlehem Christian Academy (closed Friday only)
- Buford City Schools (half-day Thursday, closed Friday)
- Commerce City Schools (closed Friday only)
- Dawson County Schools
- Gainesville City Schools (campuses closed, online assignments)
- Gwinnett County Public Schools (digital learning day Thursday, closed Friday)
- Habersham County Schools
- Hall County Schools (school from home Thursday and Friday)
- Jackson County Schools (closed Friday only)
- Jefferson City Schools (closed Friday only)
- Lakeview Academy
- Lumpkin County Schools
- Rabun County Schools (virtual learning only Thursday and Friday)
- Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School
- Stephens County Schools
- Tallulah Falls School
- Towns County Schools (virtual learning only Thursday and Friday)
- Union County Schools (at-home learning only Thursday and Friday)
- White County Schools
*NOTE: Forsyth County Schools are on fall break Sept. 23-27
Colleges and Universities:
- Brenau University (in-person classes closed, online classes continuing as planned)
- Georgia Gwinnett College (online classes only Thursday and Friday, campus closed)
- Gwinnett Technical College
- Lanier Technical College
- Piedmont University
- Truett McConnell University
- University of North Georgia
