Atlanta Public Schools have announced they will dismiss classes at 1:30 p.m. for middle schools, while elementary and high schools will dismiss at regular hours – 2:30 and 3:30 p.m., respectively. Snow is already moving into the area.

DeKalb County Schools will also have staggered early closings: elementary schools at 1:30 p.m., high school at 2:30 p.m. and middle school at 3:15 p.m.

Fulton County Schools finally released students at 1:45 p.m. and Decatur City Schools decided to hold until normal time, 3:30 p.m.

Collin Kelley is the executive editor of Atlanta Intown, Georgia Voice, and the Rough Draft newsletter. He has been a journalist for nearly four decades and is also an award-winning poet and novelist.