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Committee approves bill to restore longer summer break; advocates say it boosts student well‑being and local flexibility
Summary
Senate File 72 passed the Senate Education Committee and would require the regular school year to start after Labor Day and end before Memorial Day by default, reducing required days; sponsors said the aim is to return longer summer breaks while allowing districts to request alternatives.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Senate Education Committee on Jan. 17 passed Senate File 72, the “Summer Vacation Preservation Act,” which sets a default school calendar that starts after Labor Day and ends before Memorial Day and reduces the minimum required school days in statute.
Senator Brennan, sponsor, said the bill returns summer vacation time to students and teachers and provides an “alternate schedule” exception for districts that can justify different calendar choices. The measure reduces the statutory school-day totals in several places: it removes 175-day language down to…
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