North Carolina law requires school districts to start on the Monday closest to August 26th. 2023 is August 28th.
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina — Towards the end of the year, most North Carolina school boards are finishing voting for new calendars for the upcoming school year.
North Carolina law requires school districts to start on the Monday closest to August 26th. 2023 is August 28th.
As early as September, the district began defying this order.
If the school didn’t vote to start earlier than next year as state law allows, at least a lot of people were enamored with the idea.
“I personally believe that the best thing for children is to start early, and many of my board colleagues on my board and many others think so. . The board voted to start school on August 28th.
Due to the construction plan, CMS did not vote to start school early next yearbut Dashew and several other board members echoed the sentiment to start 25 years early from 2024.
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Cabarrus County Schools I made a decision in September to defy state law.
“Please vote for this early start,” Cabarras County Board of Education member Rob Walter said before the vote. mosquito?”
Walter was met with silence from the board.
This school district follows in the footsteps of what school districts such as Cleveland and Rutherford Counties have done this grade.
of district list Ignoring state law also includes Gaston County.
John Torbett, chairman of the North Carolina House of Representatives Education Committee, represents the field.
“His county actually voted to break current law by starting earlier,” said CMS board member Rhonda Cheek.
she spoke on CMS Intergovernmental Relations Committee This week District Legislative Agenda for next year.
They continue their years-long battle to change the law to allow flexibility in district start dates.
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“I had a tip from the chairman of the North Carolina House of Representatives Education Committee about doing something very different. President and Board Member Margaret Marshall said.
Torbet announced plans to announce the school board he will head and present a legislative agenda that would force schools to start the school year later than the end of August.
Future legislation may force students to start after Labor Day and finish before Labor Day.
The district, like many other districts in the Charlotte area, may lobby against it.
“Anything that shortens the school year and robs us of school days, I don’t think it’s the right time in history for us to still have our children. After all, it’s going to take us a few years to catch up.” Interruption due to COVID,” Dasheu said at the IRC meeting.
Torbett’s commission report is expected in December. The next parliamentary session is in January.
