{
  "id": "2025-02-19-richmond-community-college-early-close-and-student-cancel",
  "slug": "richmond-community-college-early-close-and-student-cancel-2025-02-19",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Richmond Community College",
    "shortName": "RichmondCC",
    "state": "NC",
    "type": "community-college",
    "alertSystemName": "official X",
    "enrollment": 2500
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-02-19",
    "type": "winter-storm",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "RichmondCC early close then student cancel staff delay (Feb 19-20, 2025)",
    "headlinePublic": "RichmondCC early close then student cancel staff delay (Feb 19-20, 2025)",
    "summary": "Richmond Community College [closed at 3 p.m. February 19, 2025 and cancelled evening classes due to winter weather](https://x.com/RichmondCCedu/status/1892241905565508077), then [closed for students February 20 with a two-hour delay for staff](https://x.com/RichmondCCedu/status/1892329957809893785).",
    "outcome": "Early close Feb 19; student cancel and staff delay Feb 20."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2025-02-19",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Due to the winter weather, we will be closing at 3 p.m. today, Wednesday, Feb. 19. All evening classes have been canceled. The $16-$18 & Up Job Fair scheduled for tomorrow, Feb. 20, has been rescheduled to Feb. 27 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Cole Auditorium.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/RichmondCCedu/status/1892241905565508077",
      "sourceDescription": "RichmondCC early close Feb 19",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @RichmondCCedu X account."
      ],
      "characterCount": 260
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "2025-02-19",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "RichmondCC will be closed for students tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 20; the College will operate tomorrow on a 2-hour delay for staff.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/RichmondCCedu/status/1892329957809893785",
      "sourceDescription": "RichmondCC student cancel Feb 20",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @RichmondCCedu X account."
      ],
      "characterCount": 130
    }
  ],
  "context": "Wider b312 RichmondCC residual February winter sequence.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Early close Feb 19; student cancel and staff delay Feb 20."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "RichmondCC early close Feb 19",
      "url": "https://x.com/RichmondCCedu/status/1892241905565508077",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    },
    {
      "title": "RichmondCC student cancel Feb 20",
      "url": "https://x.com/RichmondCCedu/status/1892329957809893785",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "north-carolina",
    "winter-storm",
    "community-college",
    "wider-reach"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}