Schools closed across Avalon to Clarenville as storm draws closer

A forecasted dump of snow has caused schools across a wide area of eastern Newfoundland to shut their doors on Friday.The Department of Education made the call at 6 a.m., closing all schools in the metro St. John's region, as well as schools as far away as Clarenville.A full list of public school closures can be found here.The majority of the Avalon Peninsula is under a winter storm warning, with between 20 and 35 cm of snow expected to fall throughout Friday into Saturday. That will be complica