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Buncombe board adopts resolution urging state to restore local control over school calendars
Summary
The board unanimously adopted a resolution supporting calendar flexibility, asking the General Assembly to allow earlier starts and to remove the equal‑semester requirement in Senate Bill 754 so first‑semester exams can occur before winter break and to better align with community college schedules.
The Buncombe County Board of Education voted Jan. 15 to adopt a resolution calling on the North Carolina General Assembly to restore greater local control over school calendars.
Superintendent Dr. Ronald Jackson said the board supports calendar flexibility because the state’s mandated start date prevents many districts from finishing the first semester before the winter break, which he…
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