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School closings on the Grand Strand: where to check

Horry County Schools, Georgetown County School District and Brunswick County Schools each announce delays and closings on their website, app or mass messaging system and on local TV and radio. Horry and Georgetown are approved eLearning districts. Source: each district.

Dates checked on Nov. 1, 2026 against each district's published calendar. Districts can change days off and make-up days; the district always wins.

Delays and closings: where each district announces them

  • Horry County Schools

    Weekend. Next school day: Mon, Nov 2From the district calendar. Weather closings and delays are announced by the district.Check the official status ›

    If HCS delays, dismisses early or closes schools, it notifies families through its mass notification system, HCS-TV, the district website, the HCS mobile app, its social media and local media. Keep your contact information current with your school so the messages reach you. In hurricane season, follow the district and your county's emergency management.

    Get the district's alerts: HCS mobile app · HCS: eLearning days

    Source: HCS: School closing and delay information

  • Georgetown County School District

    Weekend. Next school day: Mon, Nov 2From the district calendar. Weather closings and delays are announced by the district.Check the official status ›

    The district explains how it decides on weather delays and closings on its weather decisions page. In hurricane season, follow the district and your county's emergency management.

    Get the district's alerts: GCSD app for iPhone · GCSD app for Android

    Source: GCSD: How weather decisions are made

  • Brunswick County Schools

    Weekend. Next school day: Mon, Nov 2From the district calendar. Weather closings and delays are announced by the district.Check the official status ›

    Closings and delays are broadcast on local TV and radio stations, posted on bcswan.net and the district's official social media, and sent through its mass messaging system. In hurricane season, follow the district and your county's emergency management.

    Source: BCS 2026-27 calendar: School Closings

For storm prep, roads and power, see our hurricane and road guides.

Parents, help keep this guide right

  • Calendar changed? If your district moves a day off or a make-up day, tell us the date and where it was announced. We check it against the district. Send it.
  • School event open to the public? Plays, fairs and fundraisers can go on our events calendar. Send it.

What readers send is checked by our editors and published as "Reader reports", apart from the official calendars. We never publish your email, and we don't publish names or photos of students.

Sources

Data for AI and developers: llms.txt and school-calendar.csv.