List of school districts schedule changes due to winter weather

SOUTH CAROLINA (WOLO)– School districts in the Midlands are announcing changes to their schedules Monday due to the winter weather.

Below is a list of the local school districts that have either canceled or switched to e-Learning Monday:

Kershaw Co. School District

• Kershaw County School District is canceling all weekend activities (Saturday and Sunday) and will shift to an eLearning Day for Monday, Jan. 26

Newberry Co. School District

• The School District of Newberry County says schools in the district will be on an eLearning schedule on Monday, Jan. 26
• Anyone who experiences power outages, communication disruptions, or other safety concerns should notify your child’s school or teachers when it is safe to do so.
• Other school districts say they’re monitoring the forecasts and will make announcements of any schedule changes.

• All schools in the district will be moving to an eLearning day on Monday, Jan. 26.
• Schools will be sending students home with meals on Friday, Jan. 23, so parents should check their book bags.
• All Saturday, Jan. 24, and Monday, Jan. 26, extracurricular activities/after-school activities are cancelled.

School District Five of Lexington & Richland Counties

•  All schools and offices in School District Five of Lexington & Richland Counties will transition to e-Learning on Monday, Jan. 26.
• All after school childcare programs and extracurricular events are canceled Saturday through Monday.
• The Board of Trustees meeting scheduled for 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 26, is also canceled.
• High school late start on Wednesday, Jan. 28, and Elementary/Intermediate early release on Thursday, Jan. 29, are also canceled.

• Over the weekend, all district facilities will close by 3 p.m. Saturday and remain closed through Sunday.
• All schools will be on e-learning Monday

Fairfield Co. School District

• Fairfield County School District will hold an e-Learning Day on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, for all students and staff.
• All schools and district offices will be closed.

Richland County School District One

• Due to the forecast for severe weather, all Richland One schools and administrative offices will be closed Monday, Jan 26.
• All afterschool programs, activities, and events that were scheduled for Monday, including athletics games and practices, are canceled.
• Athletics events and other activities that were scheduled for after 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24 are also canceled.
• Monday will not be an e-Learning day due to possible power outages and resulting connectivity issues.

• Orangeburg Co. Schools will observe a two hour delay Monday

• All schools and district offices will be closed and all after-school activities are canceled.

• Schools will move to e-learning for Monday