Some Students in the Bellingham School District may have been estatic to have a few days off of school in January to play in the snow. The snowstorm during the week of Jan. 16 left the roads icy enough to cancel school for four days. But now students will have to stay in school two extra days at the end of the school year.
The school calendar has been revised to require students to attend school on June 21 and 22. This means the school year will end on a Friday instead of a Wednesday. One of the other missed days was made up on Feb. 3, which used to be a teacher work day. The fourth missed day of school will be made up on March 23, another Friday that was originally a teacher work day.
The Bellingham School District operates on a 180-day school year by state law. It is required to make up the missed days unless the are waived by the state.
Graduating seniors will finish their high school years on June 15 instead of June 14, but graduation is still scheduled for the same day. Squalicum High School seniors will graduate on June 16 at 11 a.m. in the Squalicum High School gymnasium.
For an updated school calendar click here.
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