East Ayrshire Council decided to close all East Ayrshire schools today. Please see quote from the East Ayrshire Council website:
“ALL schools and educational establishments in East Ayrshire will be closed on Thursday 18th January.
This extends to primaries, secondaries, early childhood centres and special needs establishments, and to organisations who use these facilities out of hours.
We have taken this decision following advice from partners and colleagues in education, roads and transportation and in response to an amber weather warning for more snow and ice coming our way this evening and into tomorrow morning.
In the interests of ensuring the safety of pupils, parents, staff and carers, we consider this to be the safest option for all concerned.
The situation will be closely monitored tomorrow (Thursday) before any decisions are taken for Friday.”
We anticipate that all educational establishments will re-open on Friday 19 January 2018.
Multi-agency efforts are being made today to ensure safe access to, and around, educational sites in readiness for potential opening.
In the light of current weather forecasts that may bring more snow, each individual establishment will undertake a risk assessment very early on Friday morning.
Any schools which require to remain closed will be featured here on the council’s website, social media and on local radio.
