While the aftermath of Monday’s snowstorm prompted many school districts across the D.C. region to close again on Tuesday, the closures are unlikely to push back the last day of school.
In Virginia, state law requires school districts to have 180 instructional days, or 990 instructional hours, every school year. As part of the calendar development process, many account for inclement weather.
Fairfax County Public Schools, the state’s largest school division, “already exceeds the state minimum in terms of instructional days and hours, so the snow days that are factored in ensure that we are completely fine in meeting instructional requirements and students get what they need during the school year,” Board member Melanie Meren said…