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Bartow County Schools, Excel Will Be Closed on Friday

Pending weather conditions, which include freezing rain, sleet and possible ice accumulations, are the reason some local students get to stay home.

Updated 9 p.m.

Excel Christian Academy also has cancelled Friday classes.

Here's what officials posted on the school's Facebook page:

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Due to pending weather conditions, school will be closed Friday, January 25th, 2013. Plans for Friday's ballgames will be communicated on Friday.

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Bartow County Schools will be closed Friday, Jan. 25, due to an expected ice storm.

Officials posted on the system's Facebook page:

Due to pending weather conditions, school will be closed Friday, January 25th, 2013. ALL Friday activities are canceled.

Superintendent John Harper said, "Due to icy conditions, 155 buses, teenage drivers and all the other reasons for keeping our students safe, we will not be having school tomorrow," WBHF-AM 1450 reports.

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