DeKalb County Schools will close on time on Thursday, May 26
During Thursday night’s Board of Education meeting, the school board had planned to approve executive action taken by Director Mark Willoughby to amend the calendar to make up a school day lost due to severe weather on Wednesday, April 27th.
Plans were to extend the school year by one day, moving the last day of school from Thursday, May 26 to Friday, May 27.
However, Willoughby informed the board Thursday night that the state has granted the school system’s request for a waiver so that the lost day will not have to be made up. Therefore, the school calendar will not have to be changed. (Click here to listen to the entire school board meeting)
Students will not attend on Wednesday, May 25th. That will be an administrative day and all teachers must attend. The last day of school will be Thursday, May 26. That will be an abbreviated school day and report cards will be sent home.
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Meanwhile, DCHS principal Kathy Hendrix reminded the board Thursday night that high school graduation is set for Friday, May 20 at 7:00 p.m. on the football field and that Senior Awards Day will be Thursday, May 19 at 8:30 a.m. in the gym.
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