{
  "id": "2026-01-29-gaston-college-two-hour-delayed-start",
  "slug": "gaston-college-two-hour-delayed-start-2026-01-29",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Gaston College",
    "shortName": "Gaston",
    "state": "NC",
    "type": "community-college",
    "alertSystemName": "GC Alert / official X",
    "enrollment": 5000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-01-29",
    "type": "winter-storm",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Gaston College two-hour delayed start (Jan 29, 2026)",
    "headlinePublic": "Gaston College two-hour delayed start (Jan 29, 2026)",
    "summary": "Gaston College [operated a two-hour delayed start Thursday January 29, 2026](https://x.com/Gaston_College/status/2016633786948034688), cancelling in-person classes that start and end before 10:00 a.m.",
    "outcome": "Two-hour delayed start; pre-10 a.m. classes canceled."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-28",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "GC ALERT: All campuses will operate on a two-hour delayed start on Thursday, January 29, 2026. In-person classes that start & end before 10:00 a.m. are canceled. More info at https://www.gaston.edu/",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/Gaston_College/status/2016633786948034688",
      "sourceDescription": "Gaston delayed Jan 29",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @Gaston_College X account."
      ],
      "characterCount": 198
    }
  ],
  "context": "Wider b296 Gaston residual delayed start after remote day.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Two-hour delay with before-10 a.m. class cancel rule."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Gaston delayed Jan 29",
      "url": "https://x.com/Gaston_College/status/2016633786948034688",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "north-carolina",
    "winter-storm",
    "community-college",
    "wider-reach",
    "delayed-opening"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}