CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Continuing into a second week of closures, Clarksville-Montgomery County schools will remain closed through Wednesday due to remaining ice from the winter storm.

However, all school-based and district-level employees will report to work Wednesday on a 2-hour delay.

“With the support of the Montgomery County Highway Department, Montgomery County Facilities Department, and Clarksville Street Department, significant progress is being made on our campuses today,” said CMCSS spokesman Anthony Johnson. “While we hoped for more rain and warmer temperatures to help,” it wasn’t enough to finish the task.

“Crews continue breaking up the thick ice that covered 87 acres (of paved roads and parking lots) and 22 miles of sidewalks on our nearly 50 campuses, which is the equivalent of clearing around 66 football fields of 2- to 3-inch-thick ice plus a full marathon route.”

Schools open Thursday, state waiver approved

“Based on today’s progress and barring any additional inclement weather, we plan to resume classes on Thursday, Feb. 5. We will likely implement a two-hour delay to provide more visibility during the morning commute and account for the possibility of overnight refreezing.”

The Tennessee Commissioner of Education has approved the CMCSS waiver request for our exhausted stockpile days. “This means that we do not currently have to implement our weather make-up plan,” Johnson said. “We will be able to convert tomorrow back to a Professional Development Day, so it will not count against our remaining stockpile days. We know this has been confusing, and we thank you for your patience as we try to make the best operational decisions.”

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