Fintry School News Today

Snow and icy conditions forced a number of school closures throughout the Highlands and northeast on Thursday.

Snow and ice have closed schools across the north and north-east this morning, with many others delayed opening until 10am.

A "cold plunge of Arctic air" moved south across the whole country over the past few days, making it between five and six degrees centigrade lower than usual for this time of year

The Met Office issued weather warnings for snow and ice, which has caused travel disruption on South Western Railway and ScotRail train services across the country

Full list as more than 180 schools in Scotland are forced to close on Monday (January 15) as snow and icy weather causes disruption.

Snow and ice have closed schools across the north and north-east this morning, with many others delayed opening until 10am.

With yellow weather warnings in place for snow and ice today and this week, schools are closed on safety grounds - with more than 50 shut today in one council area

Two Aberdeenshire schools have more pupils than the buildings are deemed suitable for. And a further 24 are near their maximum roll.

As bad weather continues, a number of schools will remain closed on Friday December 16.

Weather: Full list of school closures Updated: 10/02/2021, 10:58 am © EVENING EXPRESS Schools across the north-east have closed their doors to even the children of key worker families today as snow continues to fall. With temperatures reaching their lowest in more than a decade in the Highlands, dozens of schools have announced they will be staying shut to all, with children to revert to online lessons. © EVENING EXPRESS Here is the list of weather-related closures so far: