Jasper schools closed Thursday, Friday because of Ian. Beaufort Co. announcement awaited

Jasper County School District will be closed Thursday and Friday due to anticipated hazardous weather conditions related to Hurricane Ian.

During school closures, all after school activities are canceled.

School is set to resume Oct. 3 unless conditions change.

The school district announced the closures in a press release Tuesday.

Beaufort County School District is expected to announce any Thursday and Friday closures on Wednesday.

“The District is actively engaged with the County’s Emergency Operations Center,” said a statement on their website yesterday. “Please know BCSD doesn’t make these decisions lightly. We make decisions based on information we have within the operational time frame needed to keep our district students and employees safe.”

This story was originally published September 28, 2022 at 10:39 AM.