SNOW: School Closures
More than 100 of the 367 schools in Devon have been closed today.
All evening classes at Exeter College have been cancelled tonight due to a severe weather warning issued by the Met Office for 6pm to 9pm this evening.
Students are asked to check www.exe-coll.ac.uk or ring 0845 1116000 for the latest updates.
Stover School today sent children home at midday because of the adverse weather conditions.
The school has announced it will remain closed tomorrow and that tomorrow's Year 11 parents' evening has been re-arranged for Wednesday, February 11.
Included on a list of closuresfrom Devon County Council are:
Axe Valley Community College
Axminster Primary
Bovey Tracey Primary
Branscombe Primary
Broadhembury Primary
Cheriton Fitzpaine Primary
Christow Community School
Chulmleigh Primary
Colyton Primary
Dalwood Primary
Doddiscombesleigh School
Dunsford School
Farway Primary
Halwill Primary
Hatherleigh Primary
Hayward's Primary, Crediton
Honiton Community College
Honiton Littletown Primary
Honiton Primary
Kilmington Primary
Marwood Primary
Membury Primary
Millwater Special School
Musbury Primary
North Tawton Primary
Offwell Primary
Okehampton College
Rackenford Primary
Sandford Primary
South Molton Community College
South Molton Infants
Southbrook School, Exeter
St Catherine's School, Heathfield – NOW OPEN
St Mary's, Axminster
Stockland Primary
Tedburn St Mary Primary
Upottery Primary School
Wilcombe Primary – NOW OPEN
Willowbank Primary, Exeter
Witheridge Primary School
4 Comments
by Chris Wood, Plymstock
Wednesday, January 06 2010, 1:50PM
“This is the responsibility of the council. Great they have given information about other services like the bin collections. But why nothing on schools, I have moved back from Milton Keynes where the council have a special web page updated by heads and for those who want you can register for a txt message. Why not in Plymouth?”
by ian, Plymouth
Wednesday, January 06 2010, 9:29AM
“It would be nice if the so called voice of Plymouth would actually give the people of Plymouth some useful information about schools in Plymouth or at least where we can find out about whether they are open or not Upottery school very useful NOT.”
by Geo, Plymouth,
Tuesday, January 05 2010, 11:57PM
“Egguckland please (Y)”
by David Weston, Exeter
Tuesday, February 03 2009, 8:23PM
“Well done Met Office.
Try looking out of the window once in a while and stop trying to panic us.
Today's forecast was well wrong, having threatened a severe weather warning and then they remove it without explanation or apology.
Too often the Met Office take a pessimistic view and business suffers unnecessarily.”