Icy carpool lane in Apex, several Triangle school districts delayed or closed Monday as ice lingers :: WRAL.com

Several schools are still feeling the effects of Friday’s winter weather, adjusting their schedules on Monday as ice lingers on the roads. 

At 8 a.m., Sky 5 flew over Apex High School, where a police officer was seen salting the slippery carpool lane and path in front of the building.

Wake County was not operating under a delay Monday, but a WRAL News viewer reported the icy conditions at drop-off. No crashes or injuries were reported. 

Several school systems, including Orange County Schools, Durham Public Schools (DPS) and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS), are either closed or operating on a two-hour delay on Monday.

For Caroline Flores, a middle school student in Orange County, it’s an exciting moment.

“When I first heard that it was out, I got happy and excited, because there wouldn’t be any work to do,” she said.

Several counties in central North Carolina saw their first measurable snow in over 1,000 days. Many schools released early on Friday due to the increasing ice threats north of Raleigh.

As the snow melted, moisture on the roads is expected to freeze overnight as North Carolina continues its cold snap, with lows dropping into the 20s several days this week.

While Orange County Schools will be closed on Monday, DPS and CHCCS will operate on a two-hour delay on Monday. Many districts said freezing temperatures overnight will make roads potentially dangerous in the morning. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office posted photos of several photos of ice-covered roads in the county on Facebook.

One of the streets is where Colleen Kretzschmar lives.

“As you are coming down the hill, it’s a little slick, then it’s bare road and then it’s slick,” she said. “Not bad, but kind of worrisome.”

Kretzschmar thinks the districts are making the right call.

“I’m from Maryland, so I’m like, ‘Let’s be sensible about this,’” she said. “Keep your tires straight and you are fine.

“If you don’t know how to handle it I can see why some people might be worried.”

You can click here to see other delays and closings across central North Carolina.