Aiken County public schools and USCA to be remote Friday; Aiken Tech stays open

Jan. 20—As South Carolina prepares for a cold front Friday, area schools have made alternative plans for learning.

The Aiken County Public School District announced Friday will be an e-learning/remote school day for students due to the possibility of hazardous conditions.

All ACPSD buildings and offices will be closed, no meal services will be provided, and all after-school events will be canceled.

USC Aiken announced it will remain open on Friday, but all classes scheduled for Friday will be delivered virtually.

At this time, there is no change for Saturday's events on the campus.

Aiken Technical College will continue with normal operations for campus offices and scheduled classes for Friday.

The campus test center will be closed on Saturday.

"We could get up to a .1 of an inch [of ice accumulation] in much of the Midlands" said NWS meteorologist Chris Landolfi during a news conference Thursday morning. "This is going to be our main concern because freezing rain typically is more dangerous than snow."

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