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Ouachita Parish School Board approves 2025'26 calendar, keeps third virtual day after parent objections
Summary
The board approved the 2025'26 school calendar, including a new third virtual day March 6 after public comment highlighted concerns about student access, attendance tracking and meals; the district said the virtual days respond to teacher requests for planning time.
The Ouachita Parish School Board voted Feb. 11 to approve the 2025'26 school calendar, which sets the first day of classes for Monday, Aug. 4, 2025, and adds a third scheduled "virtual day" for students on March 6, 2026.
Jason Thompson of the calendar committee presented the calendar to the board and said the schedule is "for the most part everything was fairly standard" but recommended adding a third virtual day in March because teachers requested an additional workday for planning and parent conferences. "They…
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