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Board debates adding virtual instructional days as inclement-weather option; schedules town hall
Summary
After a detailed calendar presentation, the Charles County board debated whether to add virtual instructional days for extreme weather. Members voted to hold a public town hall to gather family input and approved one makeup day (May 8); a proposal to convert Easter Monday (April 6) failed.
Shelly Mackey, director of communications, told the board that Charles County Public Schools had exhausted four built‑in inclement‑weather makeup days and reviewed the rules before the board could request state waivers. Mackey clarified that COMAR requires school systems to use built‑in makeup days before requesting a waiver and that any virtual‑instruction option must meet state definitions — including a minimum of four hours of synchronous instruction — and board…
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