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Akron Public Schools reinstates state‑licensed cosmetology pathway for 2024–25, board hears attendance is a hurdle
Summary
A district presenter told the board the cosmetology pathway was reapproved in May 2024 as a fully licensed State Cosmetology program with about 1,789 daytime hours and multiple pathways to credit; officials warned low daily attendance is limiting students’ ability to complete licensure hours.
Mrs. Zebryte, the district presenter for the cosmetology pathway, told the Akron Public School Board that the program was reapproved by the State Cosmetology Board in May 2024 and will run as a fully licensed cosmetology program for the 2024–25 school year. "We were recently reapproved in May 2024 for those hours for this coming school year," she said, adding the program includes daytime theory, labs and supervised clinical hours.
The presenter described the pathway as encompassing roughly 1,789 daytime hours available to students, and said successful completion of 1,500 hours qualifies a student for the state…
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