Students in southern Indiana staying home as remnants of Helene roll in

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Several southern Indiana school districts have canceled classes or moved to remote learning Friday in anticipation of high winds from the remnants of Tropical Storm Helene.

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Helene was a Category 4 hurricane when it made landfall Thursday evening in the Big Bend area of Florida’s Gulf Coast. It was downgraded to a tropical storm and at 5:30 a.m. had moved north from Florida into Georgia.

These schools will be closed on Friday:

Schools indicated in bold are on virtual learning only.

• Borden Henryville Community Schools
• Clarksville Elementary, Middle, and High Schools
• Clarksville Community Schools
• Crawford County Community Schools
• Greater Clark County Schools – Virtual learning only
• Jennings County
• Lanesville Community Schools (Harrison Co.)
• Madison Consolidated Schools
• New Albany Floyd County Schools
• Scott County District 2 schools
• Silver Creek Community Schools
• South Harrison Community Schools
• St. Michael School (Clark Co.)
• Switzerland County Schools