See school closure information below.
- Bulloch Academy: Closed Monday, September 30 & Tuesday, October 1
- Bulloch County Schools: Closed Monday, September 30 & Tuesday, October 1
- Candler County Schools: Closed Monday, September 30 & Tuesday, October 1
- Georgia Southern University (All Campuses): Closed Monday, September 30 & Tuesday, October 1
- Ogeechee Technical College: Closed Monday, September 30 & Tuesday, October 1
- Statesboro STEAM: Closed Monday, September 30-Friday, October 4
- Trinity Christian School: Closed Monday, September 30 & Tuesday, October 1
Bible Baptist Christian Academy and Daycare plan to re-open on Monday. K-12 students must bring their own lunch.
We will update on re-opening when that information is made available.
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On Sunday afternoon, Bulloch County Schools released the following statement:
Thank you for your patience. It was never a question of if we would be closed, but how long we would be closed. We wanted to have time today to meet with all public safety, law enforcement and emergency management agencies at a called meeting at the Bulloch County Emergency Operations Center before finalizing our decision.
As a result, Bulloch County Schools’ offices and schools will remain closed on Monday and Tuesday, September 30 and October 1.
All extracurricular and athletic activities are also canceled for these days. The school district will reassess conditions and make a decision about the remainder of the week by 3 p.m. on Tuesday.
This decision is due to the majority of the district’s 15 schools being without power, some are without water, and the many hazards that still exist on roadways, including ones that have made the district’s main bus garage inaccessible. Each of the schools has been damaged by the storm, but most of it minor.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone as we move forward in recovery together,” said Superintendent of Schools Charles Wilson. “Our goal is to ensure that schools are safe and ready to welcome children when we return.”
The school district’s maintenance and school nutrition services teams have been working tirelessly since September 27, the day after the storm, to assess the damage, remove debris from campuses, monitor generators to help maintain food inventories, and relocate food when necessary.
This is the second major storm to affect the school district since the beginning of the school year. Tropical Storm Debby caused historic flooding to Bulloch County the first weekend in August, which closed schools for five days (Aug. 5 to 9). The school district remained under an alternate transportation plan for bus transportation due to 12 roads still being inaccessible to buses.
With guidance from the Georgia Emergency Management Agency, Hurricane Helene forced the school district to announce that schools would be released two hours early on Thursday, September 26, and be closed all day on Friday, September 27. Hurricane Helene proved to be more of a wind event for Bulloch County resulting in a significant number of downed power lines and trees and widespread extended power outages.
We encourage all citizens to look for ways to serve as you are able.
