Several Midlands school districts to be closed ahead of Matthew
All coastal school districts, including school districts in the Midlands, will be closed on Wednesday ahead of the potential landfall of Hurricane Matthew.
According to Gov. Nikki Haley, those districts include:
- Aiken
- Allendale
- Bamberg
- Barnwell
- Beaufort
- Berkeley
- Calhoun
- Charleston
- Clarendon
- Colleton
- Darlington
- Dillon
- Dorchester
- Florence
- Georgetown
- Hampton
- Horry
- Jasper
- Lee
- Lexington
- Marion
- Marlboro
- Orangeburg
- Richland
- Sumter
- Williamsburg
Haley announced the beginning of an evacuation for coastal communities ahead of the storm for 3 p.m. on Wednesday. The governor said many schools are closing, so they may be opened and used as evacuation shelters.
Click here for a list of closings and cancellations, or to submit one.
In addition, Fairfield County School District is closed out of an abundance of caution. Also, Newberry County School District announced early release Wednesday with elementary schools letting out at 12:30 p.m. and middle and high schools releasing at 1 p.m. Newberry County schools are on a normal schedule the remainder of the week.
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