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Glide SD 12 board unanimously declines to require make-up day after one-day power outage
Summary
After a recent single-day power outage, the Glide School District 12 board accepted Superintendent Robert Freeman's recommendation not to schedule a make-up day, noting the district remains within statute-mandated seat hours; the motion passed unanimously and administration will notify staff.
The Glide School District 12 board voted unanimously on Feb. 19 not to require a make-up day after a one-day closure caused by a power outage.
Superintendent Robert Freeman told the board the decision was discretionary and that, given the information available at the time, district officials closed for the full day. He recommended the board not require a make-up day, saying the district remained within "statute-mandated seat hours for students" and that making staff return for a single day would not be appropriate.
A board member moved "that we not make up that extra day," another seconded, and the board approved the motion with all members voting in favor. Board members who spoke in support cited uneven restoration of power across the district and the burden on staff and families of requiring a single make-up day.
Superintendent Freeman said he would send an announcement to staff informing them of the board's decision. The board's action was limited to this single closure; the superintendent said the district would revisit the approach if multiple days were lost in a future event.
