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Shelby County schools canceled amid winter storm warning; NTI day scheduled for Wednesday
Summary
A Shelby County staff member announced schools were canceled for the day due to a National Weather Service winter storm warning, with a Non-Traditional Instruction (NTI) day planned for Wednesday and a decision on Thursday to be made by tomorrow night.
A staff member for Shelby County announced that schools were canceled for the day because the National Weather Service had upgraded a winter storm advisory to a winter storm warning and was forecasting multiple inches of snow overnight.
“The safest thing to do for our students and our staff was to cancel school,” the staff member said, adding that the forecast called for additional snow “between 8 and 11:00.”
The staff member said the district will use a Non-Traditional Instruction day — described in the meeting transcript as “NTI day 8” — on Wednesday. Officials said they will monitor weather, road conditions and parking lots and aim to announce a decision about Thursday by tomorrow night. “We will announce that decision hopefully, by tomorrow night,” the staff member said.
The announcement referenced concerns about disruptions to families from scheduling changes: the staff member said a two-hour delay could cause “major disruption for our parents” and cited a forecast and conversations with the National Weather Service as reasons for choosing cancellation over a delayed start.
The speaker also said that while roads were currently “in good shape,” that had not been the case earlier in the day and urged the community to stay warm and safe.
No formal board vote or motion was recorded in the transcript; the actions described were administrative decisions by school leadership communicated during the meeting.
Families and staff were told to expect another announcement regarding Thursday’s schedule the following evening.
