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School board to close schools April 21 amid special election; adds 10 minutes to school day
Summary
The board voted to close Virginia Beach schools for the April 21 special election and to add 10 minutes to the school day from April 13 through June 8 to satisfy the 180-day statutory requirement after the Virginia Department of Education said virtual learning that day would not count toward instructional hours.
The Virginia Beach School Board voted unanimously on March 24 to close all division schools on April 21, 2026, the date of a special election using 58 school sites, and to add 10 minutes to each school day from April 13 through June 8 to meet the statutory 180-school-day requirement.
Tommy Shattuck, director of the Office of Security and Emergency Management, told the board the division's partners in law enforcement, emergency management and elections concluded the risk of operating 58 polling locations while students were present "cannot be mitigated to a sufficient level." He said the Virginia Department of Education had advised…
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