FRIDAY SCHOOL CLOSURES: Pupils and staff across Highlands again hit by severe road conditions with sub-zero temperatures creating havoc
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SEVERE road conditions have again forced the closure of schools across the Highlands amid the prolonged cold snap.
Thousands of pupils have been unable to make it to school at all this week and Friday looks set to be another day of major disruption for many.
Around 1000 secondary school children in the region are affected by five high school closures today.
Sixteen primary schools are closed accounting for another 700-plus pupils.
Around 130 nursery pupils are affected too.
With many parts starting the day at -5C, and a forecast of "snow and wintry precipitation for most", Friday promises to be another challenging day for transport.
A Met Office weather warning for snow and ice in the Highlands, remains in place today.
The Yellow warning, which raises awareness of possible weather-related travel and power disruption, continues on Sunday for much of the day.
Related: 'Lethal' pavements spark concern
School closure list for today (see here for up-to-the-minute updates):
Auchtertyre Primary: Closed (severe road conditions)
Auchtertyre Primary Nursery: Closed (severe road conditions)
Broadford Primary: Closed (severe road conditions)
Broadford Primary Nursery - EM: Closed (severe road conditions)
Broadford Primary Nursery - GM: Closed (severe road conditions)
Bun-Sgoil Ghàidhlig Phort Rìgh: Closed (severe road conditions)
Bun-Sgoil Ghàidhlig Phort Rìgh Nursery: Closed (severe road conditions)
Durness Primary: Closed (severe road conditions)
Durness Primary Nursery: Closed (severe road conditions)
Farr High School: Closed (severe road conditions)
Farr Primary (Suth): Closed (severe road conditions)
Farr Primary Nursery (Suth): Closed (severe road conditions)
Gairloch High School: Closed (severe road conditions)
Kilmuir Primary: Closed (severe road conditions)
Kilmuir Primary Nursery - GM: Closed (severe road conditions)
Kinlochbervie High School: Closed (severe road conditions)
Kinlochbervie Preschool: Closed (severe road conditions)
Kinlochbervie Primary: Closed (severe road conditions)
Loch Duich Primary: Closed (severe road conditions)
Macdiarmid Primary: Closed (severe road conditions)
Macdiarmid Primary Nursery: Closed (severe road conditions)
Melvich Primary: Closed (severe road conditions)
Melvich Primary Nursery: Closed (severe road conditions)
Plockton High School: Closed (severe road conditions)
Plockton Primary: Closed (severe road conditions)
Plockton Primary Nursery - GM: Closed (severe road conditions)
Portree High School: Closed (severe road conditions)
Portree Primary: Closed (severe road conditions)
Scourie Primary: Closed (severe road conditions)
Scourie Primary Nursery: Closed (severe road conditions)
Shieldaig Primary: Closed (severe road conditions)
Shieldaig Primary Nursery: Closed (severe road conditions)
Staffin Primary: Closed (severe road conditions)
Staffin Primary Nursery - GM: Closed (severe road conditions)
Tongue Primary: Closed (severe road conditions)
Tongue Primary Nursery: Closed (severe road conditions)
Total schools closed
Secondary schools: 5 (979 pupils)
Primary schools: 16 (705 pupils)
Nurseries: 14 (130 children)
