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Harford County school board approves virtual-learning plan and redistributes three inclement-weather makeup days
Summary
The Harford County Board of Education voted to adopt a virtual-learning framework for inclement-weather makeup days and approved a revised 2027–28 calendar that spaces three makeup days across the year (March 1, April 12 and June 1), keeping the last day of school at June 17 if all days are used.
The Harford County Board of Education on April 27 voted to adopt a virtual-learning framework for inclement-weather makeup days and approved a revised 2027–28 school calendar that distributes three makeup days through the year rather than holding them all at the end.
Board members debated whether virtual learning would reach students without reliable internet and whether younger grades could be served effectively. Chief of Staff Ridgeway, who presented the proposal, said the change responds to a State Board resolution adopted March 24 that conditions certain waiver approvals on calendar design. "If we use virtual learning, we must have three…
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