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Schools, businesses close due to winter storm coming through WBTV viewing area Friday, Jan. 8 6 a.m. By WBTV Web Staff | January 7, 2021 at 5:45 PM EST - Updated January 8 at 7:47 AM CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - School districts and businesses in the WBTV viewing area are reporting closings due to a winter storm expected to hit the area Friday. Among those reporting closings, delays and cancellations include: Alexander County Schools - Remote Learning Day Friday Alexander County Schools will o...

Letter to the editor: Snow day a welcome break for kids during tough year Share Remember the anticipation of rolling down the stairs, putting on the television to see if school was canceled and then, when it was, the thrill of the day ahead? Baking. Reading. Playing outside. All of this brought to you by the benefit of a snow day. Instead, it’s a “Virtual Learning Day.” To be clear, I’m a trained teacher who has spent years in the classroom. I believe in education. I also believe in the...

Credit Annie Ropeik for NHPR Snow is on its way to New Hampshire, but some schools say students and parents shouldn’t expect a snow day to come with it. With tens of thousands of Granite State students now learning at home, superintendents now have to decide if a snow day is warranted. Some say it isnt. The Exeter School District told families that if inclement weather makes travel difficult, they will have a “Snow Learning Day,” with assignments posted on the district’s remote learnin...