ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Thousands of students in the Asheville area will stay home Monday after Winter Storm Fern brought dangerous ice and freezing rain, prompting widespread school closures across Western North Carolina.
Affected schools and districts include:
A-B Tech Community College: Closed
Asheville City Schools: Closed/optional workday
Avery County Schools: Closed
Blue Ridge Community College: Closed
Buncombe County Schools: Closed
Carolina Day School: Closed
Evergreen Community Charter School: Remote learning day
Francine Delany New School for Children: Closed
Graham County Schools: Closed/teacher workday
Haywood Community College: Canceled/campus closed
Haywood County Schools: Closed
Henderson County Public Schools: Closed/annual leave day
IC Imagine Public Charter School: Closed
Jackson County Schools: Closed/optional workday
Macon County Schools: Closed
Madison County Schools: Closed/annual leave day
Mayland Community College: Remote learning day
Mitchell County Schools: Closed
Swain County Schools: Closed/optional workday
UNC Asheville: Classes canceled
Western Carolina University: Cullowhee classes canceled
Yancey County Schools: Closed