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Board adds instructional minutes, schedules makeup day and seeks state waiver after winter closures
Summary
To make up hours lost to winter weather and a state emergency, the board approved adding 16 minutes to school days beginning March 17, designating a Saturday teacher work day, and authorizing staff to apply for a 24‑hour waiver from the Virginia Department of Education.
The Franklin County School Board voted to add instructional time and seek a state waiver following significant instructional‑time losses this winter.
Superintendent Dr. Sears recommended a combined approach to recover lost hours: add 16 minutes to each instructional day beginning Monday, March 17, designate Saturday, March 22 as a teacher work day (staff may make up hours remotely or at other times as needed to…
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