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Board approves one calendar makeup day, rejects Easter‑Monday change; town hall on virtual instruction set
Summary
After a long debate on state waiver rules, devices and equity, the board approved converting May 8 into a makeup instructional day, rejected converting Easter Monday (April 6), failed to direct the superintendent to produce a virtual-instruction plan but approved a community town hall to gather input on virtual options for future calendars.
The Charles County Board of Education debated inclement-weather options and the practicality of virtual instruction at its Feb. 10 meeting before approving one calendar change and authorizing a community engagement session on virtual days.
Communications director Shelly Mackey explained that the current 2025–26 calendar included four inclement-weather makeup days (June 12, 15–17) and that the district had used all four, which triggers state waiver rules. Under COMAR and state law, a local system can request a student‑day waiver from the Maryland State Board of Education only after exhausting built‑in inclement‑weather…
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