District 50 cancels school for tomorrow, January 9

Due to the possibility of a severe weather threat in our area tomorrow, Greenwood School District 50 has canceled school tomorrow, January 9, 2024. All schools and offices will be closed. Students and staff will not report to work and all after-school activities have been canceled. 

“The potential for high winds associated with this severe weather could affect the safe operation of our school buses,” Superintendent Dr. Steve Glenn stated. “We would encourage everyone to remain safe tomorrow with this severe weather threat.”

Based on guidelines from the SCDE’s Office of Transportation, school buses can not be safely operated with sustained winds of 30 MPH or greater or wind gusts greater than 40 MPH. 

Per the Greenwood Emergency Preparedness Center, the National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory beginning 10 am today through 10 pm Tuesday for our area. 

Wind gusts are forecasted to be between 35 MPH – 55 MPH and there is also a potential for heavy rain. The severe weather could cause tree limbs to be blown down and power outages in our area to occur. 

February 19, 2024 will be an eLearning day for students and staff and serve as the inclement weather makeup day.