Marietta And Cobb School Districts Closed On Tuesday: Hurricane Irma

COBB COUNTY, GA -- As inclement weather from the remnants of Hurricane Irma battered metro Atlanta for a second day, increasing the risks of falling trees and strong wind gusts, the Cobb County School District along with Marietta City Schools announced classes will be canceled for Tuesday, Sept. 12. Metro Atlanta will continue to feel the effects of the fast-moving storm until the sunshine returns Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.

While Irma's destruction is still being assessed, the Cobb school district is in the process of collecting donations for people affected by Hurricane Harvey. (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.)

Many in Texas and the Gulf Coast are in desperate need of bottled water, baby products and other personal hygiene items, the school district said. The school district is asking that you have your donations in by Wednesday, Sept. 13.

Around the school district, students have had an active role in helping with relief efforts and donations. At Allatoona High School, collections are ongoing in what the school calls the “largest community event ever organized by Allatoona student government.” The Allatoona community is collecting items through Sept. 22 and will load a transfer truck with goods and deliver it to Houston.

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At Cheatham Hill Elementary School, students adopted Travis Elementary School in Port Arthur, Texas. "Over the past three days, the Cheatham Hill students have collected bins full of supplies to send to Travis Elementary for area families," the district said in a news release.

Pitner Elementary School raised $1,041 for the American Red Cross to help those affected by Harvey and Tritt Elementary School students raised $4,000 in a fundraiser.

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