UPDATED: Wintry weather triggers school delays, remote learning

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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Snow fell intermittently across the North Carolina mountains Sunday and continued overnight into Monday morning, prompting several school districts to shift to remote learning.

Forecasters said the highest accumulations were expected at elevations above 3,000 feet, with lighter amounts in lower-lying areas.

In response to the winter weather, multiple districts announced schedule changes for Monday:

Asheville City Schools: Closed/optional teacher work day
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College: Closed
Avery County Schools: Remote learning day
Buncombe County Schools: Closed/optional teacher workday
Cherokee Central Schools: Two-hour delay
Graham County Schools: Closed/optional teacher workday
Haywood County Schools: Remote learning day/optional teacher workday
Jackson County Schools: Closed/optional teacher workday
Macon County Schools – Franklin Districts: Remote learning day
Madison County Schools: Remote learning day/optional teacher workday
Mayland Community College: Remote learning day
Mitchell County Schools: Remote learning day for students/optional teacher workday
Swain County Schools: Closed/optional teacher workday
Yancey County Schools: Remote learning day

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