EDUCATION COMMITTEE APPROVES WAIVER FOR MISSED DAYS
THE STATE HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE HAS APPROVED A WAIVER FOR SCHOOLS THAT HAVE BEEN CLOSED TOO MANY DAYS BECAUSE OF BAD WEATHER, BUT SEVERAL MEMBERS SAID THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE A BETTER, LONG-TERM SOLUTION. HOUSE BILL 487 WOULD REQUIRE THE EDUCATION COMMISSIONER TO GRANT A SCHOOL DISTRICT'S REQUEST TO WAIVE UP TO 10 MAKEUP DAYS IF THE DISTRICT HAS MISSED MORE THAN 20 DAYS. THE BILL APPLIES ONLY TO THIS SCHOOL YEAR. SOME OFFICIALS WERE CRITICAL OF THE BILL, NOTHING THAT WHILE SOME STATES ARE GOING TO SCHOOL LONGER, KENTUCKY IS CUTTING DAYS. CURRENTLY, A HOUSE BUDGET PROPOSAL HAS TWO ADDITIONAL DAYS BEING REMOVED FROM KENTUCKY SCHOOL CALENDARS AS A COST SAVING MEASURE.
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