Nashville schools cancel after-school activities; Williamson to dismiss early

Nashville schools remained open Wednesday, but have canceled all after-school related activities, according to the district.

Cancellations include athletic events and practices. YMCA Fun Co. and extended learning fee-based programs will close at 4 p.m., the district stated.

Williamson County Schools will dismiss an hour early due to reports of flooding in the area, The district's announcement warned bus drivers will have discretion and some routes may take longer than normal to complete.

School Age Child Care sites in Williamson County will remain open.

Nashville school officials have laid out a plan for how they will notify parents if schools close due to heavy rain forecast.

The district will remain open throughout the week, but in a news release said it will close or delay opening schools if weather and road conditions drastically deteriorate and create widespread hazardous travel conditions.

Rutherford County schools dismissed two hours early. 

Wilson County Schools felt it was safer to keep students in school after consulting with the Wilson County Emergency Management Agency and National Weather Service, but would continue to monitor roads and the forecast, an official said.

The district will notify parents of closings or delays through:

• Phone calls to families through the district call-out system.
• Notice on the district’s Facebook page.
• Notice on the district’s website homepage.
• Notice sent to local news media.

The notice follows after the district came under fire in February for the way it handled notifying parents about school closings. The district has also been criticized by parents in previous years for how it has handled weather closings.

The weather forecast calls for heavy rain to roll into Middle Tennessee Tuesday afternoon with the potential for flooding across the region, according to the National Weather Service in Nashville. 

More:Heavy rain to cause minor flooding of roads and low lying areas across Middle Tennessee

A flash flood watch is in effect from Tuesday at 6 p.m. through Thursday at 6 p.m. 

Region sees school closures

Hickman County Schools and Dickson County Schools announced Wednesday morning they would be closed due to flooding concerns. 

Bedford County Schools will also be closed. 

Cheatham and Coffee County schools each announced Tuesday night that school would be closed on Wednesday, Feb. 20, due to flooding concerns. 

Maury County announced it would dismiss two hours early.

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