SCHOOLS: Weather again takes toll on schools in Highlands with closures and delayed openings today

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SCORES of schools across the Highlands are either closed or opening later than usual this morning.

In Ross-shire, Gairloch High School is opening an hour later as are Poolewe Primary and nursery.

Gairloch reported this morning in an update that there will be no transport to and from Inverasdale today (Wednesday) due to road conditions.

A Met Office weather alert is in place until Friday evening for snow and ice in the Highlands.

Many areas have witnessed an overnight frost with sub-zero temperatures this morning.

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Highland Council school closure and late opening list today includes:

Bower Primary: Closed

Broadford Primary: Partially closed - opening 2 hours later

Broadford Primary Nursery - EM: Partially closed - opening 2 hours later

Broadford Primary Nursery - GM: Partially closed - opening 2 hours later

Bualnaluib Primary: Closed

Bualnaluib Primary Nursery: Closed

Bun-Sgoil Ghàidhlig Phort Rìgh: Closed

Bun-Sgoil Ghàidhlig Phort Rìgh Nursery: Closed

Bun-Sgoil Shlèite: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later

Canisbay Primary: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later

Canisbay Primary Nursery: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later

Carbost Primary: Closed

Carbost Primary Nursery: Closed

Castletown Primary: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later

Castletown Primary Nursery: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later

Crossroads Primary: Closed

Dunvegan Primary: Closed

Dunvegan Primary Nursery - GM: Closed

Durness Primary: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later

Durness Primary Nursery: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later

Edinbane Primary: Closed

Edinbane Primary Nursery: Closed

Farr High School: Closed

Farr Primary (Suth): Closed

Farr Primary Nursery (Suth): Closed

Gairloch High School: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later

Halkirk Primary: Closed

Keiss Primary: Closed

Keiss Primary Nursery: Closed

Kilmuir Primary: Closed

Kilmuir Primary Nursery - GM: Closed

Kinlochbervie High School: Closed

Kinlochbervie Preschool: Closed

Kinlochbervie Primary: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later

Knockbreck Primary (Dunvegan): Closed

Knockbreck Primary Nursery (Dunvegan): Closed

Lochinver Primary: Partially closed - no school transport

Macdiarmid Primary: Closed

Macdiarmid Primary Nursery: Closed

Melvich Primary: Closed

Melvich Primary Nursery: Closed

Miller Academy Primary: Closed

Miller Academy Primary Nursery: Closed

Pennyland Primary: Closed

Pennyland Primary Nursery: Closed

Poolewe Primary: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later

Poolewe Primary Nursery: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later

Portree High School: Closed

Portree Primary: Closed

Reay Primary: Closed

Rogart Primary: Closed

Rogart Primary Nursery: Closed

Scourie Primary: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later

Scourie Primary Nursery: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later

Staffin Primary: Closed

Staffin Primary Nursery - GM: Closed

Thurso High School: Closed

Tongue Primary: Closed

Tongue Primary Nursery: Closed

Wick High School: Closed

The council publishes a list every morning from 7am and it can be found on its website.

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