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Winter closures: North Ridgeville schools explain 'calamity' days, make-up plan and safety steps
Summary
Superintendent briefed the board Feb. 3 that the district has had seven calamity (closure) days this year and will not require make-ups unless additional days push instructional hours below state minimums; staff, transportation and facilities issues and a city salt shortage are shaping decisions.
On Feb. 3 the district superintendent briefed the North Ridgeville City Schools Board of Education on how recent winter weather has affected the school calendar, facility operations and decisions about make-up days.
"The state uses the term calamity," the superintendent said, adding the label covers closures for extreme temperatures, illness or other reasons. He emphasized that the decision to close "is multifactor," not a single temperature or threshold, and noted the district coordinates with county road crews, other superintendents and its own maintenance staff before closing schools.
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