School System to use Days Missed for Sickness as “Snow Days”

The two days schools will be closed for sickness, today (Friday, February 10), and Monday, February 13 most likely will not have to be made up.
Director of Schools Patrick Cripps told WJLE Thursday night that the days will be used as “snow days”
Thirteen days are built into the school calendar each year for “snow days” or inclement weather but one of those days has already been used as a so-called “stockpile” or professional development day. Students were out of school that day on Wednesday January 4th.
Schools were also closed two days in January for snow. With the two days missed today and Monday for sickness, the school system will have used a total of five snow days with eight days still remaining to be used if needed.
If more than eight days are missed between now and May 26th, the school board would have to decide how to make them up.
The remainder of the school calendar is as follows:
Schools will be closed for President’s Day, Monday, February 20; and Good Friday, April 14.
Spring break will be March 20-24.
Students will not attend on Thursday, May 25. That will be an administrative day and all teachers must attend. The last day of school will be Friday, May 26 and report cards will be sent home.
Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on Tuesday, March 14 at DeKalb County High School from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.
Parent-Teacher Conferences will also be held from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Thursday, March 16 at DeKalb Middle School, Northside Elementary, Smithville Elementary, and DeKalb West School.
Report cards will be sent home from all schools on Tuesday March 14 and Friday, May 26.