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Last week, House
Bill 207 was introduced on the House floor. The bill will give certain
mountain counties, including Ashe and Watauga, more flexibility in their
public school calendars due to severe weather. Students in counties
affected by severe weather have their school calendars disrupted to the
point of losing a half-year of classes over the course of their 12 years in
school.
House Bill 207
allows more flexibility for local boards of education in determining
opening days for certain mountain counties (Watauga, Ashe, Avery,
Mitchell). Waivers can be granted to those four counties when they
experience excessive lost days “due to severe weather conditions, energy
shortages, power failures, or other emergency situations.”
If the bill passes,
those counties could open as early as the Monday closest to August 7, 12 or
19, depending on the number of days missed by students in previous years.
The criteria for changing opening dates is:
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If
schools have been closed 8 days per year during any four of the last 10
years, the opening date shall be no earlier than the Monday closest to
August 19.
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If
schools have been closed 13 days per year during any four of the last 10
years, the opening date shall be no earlier than the Monday closest to
August 12.
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If
schools have been closed 17 days per year during any four of the last 10
years, the opening date shall be no earlier than the Monday closest to
August 7.
The closing date of
schools in the counties affected will remain the Friday closest to June 11.
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