MOULTRIE — Unlike some neighboring school systems, Colquitt County schools will resume classes on Monday.
“Colquitt County School District and the Colquitt County community are very fortunate to have not suffered extensive damage like our neighboring communities,” the school district said on its website Sunday. “After evaluating all schools today, we can safely welcome students and staff back on Monday, September 30th.”
No school buildings were damaged, the website posting said. All schools and offices have power, phone services and internet service.
School Nutrition will be ready to serve breakfast and lunch at each school, the post said. Bus transportation will run as normal, but officials expect some delays. Bus drivers will take extra precautions when running their early morning routes, the post said.
“We understand that some of our district families are dealing with the storm’s impacts,” the school district said, “but we feel it is in the student’s best interest to return to school and a normal routine. We look forward to welcoming students and staff in the morning.”
All of the system’s schools closed Thursday and Friday as they prepared for Hurricane Helene, which made landfall Thursday night as a Category 4 hurricane and is believed to still have been Category 2 when it hit South Georgia in the early hours of Friday morning.
School systems in Lowndes and Tift counties, where damage was more severe, have announced extended closures.