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[quote=Anonymous]Fingers crossed that this passes and we can have more buffer built into our schedule next year.
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https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/schools/bill-giving-county-schools-flexibility-on-start-date-class-scheduling-supported/
Legislation introduced by Sen. Nancy King of Montgomery County, a former president and eight-year member of the county school board, and Prince George’s County Sen. Paul Pinsky would allow the state’s 24 local school boards to establish their own calendars.

Senate Bill 128, which was supported by education activists during a Wednesday committee hearing, would overturn an executive order from Gov. Larry Hogan requiring all schools to open after Labor Day.

Hogan’s 2016 order, which met with criticism, was made to promote small businesses through the holiday and “protect the traditional end of summer.”

The requirement has put a strain on school systems struggling to find a way to accommodate the order along with state mandates that students attend 180 days of classes without the school year extending past June 15.

Such is true in Montgomery County, where schools were originally scheduled to release for summer break June 13 this school year, but the calendar was extended Wednesday when schools were closed due to inclement weather. Because of state restrictions, any additional weather or emergency closures could have to be made up during spring break or teacher service days unless the state school board grants a waiver.

“We’ve really been struggling for the last two years because of this new calendar,” Montgomery County school board member Judy Docca said. “We always started in August, and now, if we need to make up time, there’s only so much we can do.”
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