Survey feedback from parents about the public school calendar prompted local officials this week to deliberate further about contentious state restrictions ahead of a vote next month.
A common question about a draft version of the Pitt County Schools 2025-26 academic calendar is whether the school year can begin and end earlier, Assistant Superintendent of Academics Kamara Roach told the Board of Education on Monday.
Other participants in the online survey seeking feedback to help school officials fine-tune the calendar within state regulations asked if the system could receive an exemption from state-mandated start and stop times and what would happen if a school district does not follow the law…