Sunday, January 14, 2023 – Rutherford County Schools will be closed, including the central office, on Tuesday, January 16th due to inclement weather.
“The entire Midstate is now under a Winter Storm Warning by the National Weather Service for Monday with extremely cold temperatures forecast through at least Tuesday. For those reasons, Director of Schools Dr. Jimmy Sullivan has decided to close all schools and the central office for Tuesday, Jan. 16,” James Evans, Chief Communications Officer for RCS, wrote in an email.
The announcement was made on Sunday to help give families time to plan.
RCS was already closed on Monday, January 15th for MLK Day.
“All extracurricular activities, including practices, are also not permitted for Monday and must be concluded today by 8 p.m. A decision on Tuesday’s extracurricular activities will be announced on Monday,” continued the email.
RCS started this season with nine inclement weather days and will now have eight in reserve. However, there are chances of additional closures this week.
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