Hamilton County Schools will be closed on Tuesday due to rising water levels and continued rain forecast for the area. The National Weather Service forecast calls for rain continuing through the night and water levels in streams, creeks and rivers to continue to rise through the afternoon on Tuesday.
Officials said, "A delay for tomorrow was going to be necessary due to concerns for children at bus stops before daylight in the morning. Also, forecasts are for water levels to crest in the afternoon which may have required an early dismissal. Out of an abundance of caution, it was decided that the best and safest course of action would be to close schools for the day."
School-aged childcare locations will be open on Tuesday from 8 a.m.
to 6 p.m. at Barger Academy, Battle Elementary, Daisy Elementary, East Brainerd Elementary, East Ridge Elementary, McConnell Elementary, Harrison Elementary, and Red Bank Elementary.
Officials said, "It’s important for our students to stay engaged in learning every day, even on inclement weather days. The school district has created a range of activities for students to complete while out of school. We hope these learning activities will help parents and engage children in learning activities while out of school. The academic assignments are available on the district website at www.hcde.org/homestudy."
Cleveland City Schools and Bradley County Schools will also close on Tuesday.
Other schools closing include Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy,
Also, some schools around the city were opening on a delay on Tuesday morning. Those included Boyd Buchanan, Chattanooga Christian and Notre Dame at 10 a.m.
All campuses of Georgia Northwestern Technical College will delay opening until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, due to potential dangerous road conditions.