Habersham County Schools will be on a three-hour delay Thursday with the threat of severe storms coming in overnight.
“The National Weather Service has informed us that the timing of the worst storms for Habersham County is 7-9 a.m. This, of course, is the worst possible timing for our school system considering that both buses and student drivers will be on the roads at that time,” Superintendent Matthew Cooper said.
School system officials have made the decision to do a three-hour delay Thursday morning, which means buses would not run until the worst of the storms have passed. The delay also allows buses to run in daylight since it is now dark until almost 8 a.m. with the recent time change.
“If the timing turns out to be different than expected and severe storms/tornadoes are affecting our area we may have to change the delay to a closure tomorrow. Parents should be aware of this possibility,” Cooper said.