Hurricane Irma South Carolina: Charleston County Schools Close

CHARLESTON, SC — Schools up and down South Carolina's coastline are closing in anticipation of Hurricane Irma, and the Charleston County School District is no exception.

District leaders decided to close all schools and offices Friday in order to give students, staff, and their families ample time to prepare for Irma's wrath. Schools and offices will also be closed on Monday and Tuesday.

All after-school activities including athletics, special events, and Constituent District Board meetings were cancelled for Thursday, except for, Kaleidoscope which operated as scheduled for the day. (For more information on Charleston County School District closings and other Charleston stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

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"We will continue to closely monitor this weather event and will communicate with parents, staff, and the community as frequently as possible about any changes or additional closures," the district said in a statement on its website.

Safety is the district's No. 1 priority, officials said.

5 PM: Latest forecast track of Hurricane #IRMA. Please do not focus on the center track, our entire area remains within the forecast "cone". pic.twitter.com/YSTp4rfo41
— NWS Charleston, SC (@NWSCharlestonSC) September 7, 2017

Deadly Hurricane Irma, the most powerful Atlantic storm ever recorded, is on a projected path to reach the lowcountry of South Carolina beginning early Monday morning, forecasts say. The storm is blamed for at least 10 deaths so far and was following a path that may have dire implications for Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas.

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