Schools
DC Public School 2012-2013 Year Extended
School will be extended to make up for class days cancelled because of weather.
The DC Public School 2012-2013 year has been extended to Friday, June 21, to make up for three days of cancelled classes thanks to bad weather in October and March.
“Our obligation is for our students to have at least 180 days of instruction. We take an abundance of caution before we cancel the school day, but this year because of the weather, we had to cancel three days,” said DCPS Chancellor Kaya Henderson in a statement. “To meet that obligation, we are extending a previously scheduled half day, extending the school year by a half-day and converting a parent-teacher conference day into an instructional day.”
Instead of Thursday, June 20, being a half day and the last day of school, it will be a full day. The last day of school will be Friday, June 21, which will be a half-day. Additionally, June 3 was scheduled to be a Parent-Teacher Conference Day, but it will instead be a regular school day.
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Schools are required to have at least 180 days of instruction.
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