Caithness schools closed due to Storm Jocelyn

Highland Council forwarded a bulletin in which it stated that a number of schools or nurseries are closed today as a result of Storm Jocelyn.

At 8.22am today the council's road condition report stated: "Heavy rain and strong winds with positive road surface temperatures. No winter action required. No other known issues to report."

It further stated: "At the time of issue, there are a number of schools or nurseries closed today as a result of Storm Jocelyn. Our school closures is updated from 8am and cleared by 6pm each evening."

List of Caithness schools and nurseries closed or partially closed today:

• Bower Primary: Closed
• Canisbay Primary: Closed
• Canisbay Primary Nursery: Closed
• Castletown Primary: Closed
• Castletown Primary Nursery: Closed
• Crossroads Primary: Closed
• Dunbeath Primary: Partially closed - opening 2 hours later
• Dunbeath Primary Nursery: Partially closed - opening 2 hours later
• Halkirk Primary: Closed
• Keiss Primary: Closed
• Keiss Primary Nursery: Closed
• Lybster Primary: Partially closed - opening 2 hours later
• Lybster Primary Nursery: Partially closed - opening 2 hours later
• Miller Academy Primary: Closed
• Miller Academy Primary Nursery: Closed
• Mount Pleasant Primary: Closed
• Mount Pleasant Primary Nursery - EM: Closed
• Mount Pleasant Primary Nursery - GM: Closed
• Newton Park Primary: Partially closed - opening 2 hours later
• Newton Park Primary Nursery: Partially closed - opening 2 hours later
• Noss Primary: Partially closed - opening 2 hours later
• Noss Primary Nursery: Partially closed - opening 2 hours later
• Pennyland Primary: Closed
• Pennyland Primary Nursery: Closed
• Reay Primary: Closed
• Thrumster Primary: Closed
• Thrumster Primary Nursery: Closed
• Thurso High School: Closed
• Watten Primary: Closed
• Wick High School: Closed

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