How much longer Ohio schoolchildren might have to stay in class this summer will be up to a legislative conference committee, after the Ohio House and Senate each passed differing proposals.
At issue is how many days school districts should have to make up after rough winter weather in recent weeks caused repeated class cancellations.
School districts are usually allowed to forgive up to five days per school year to bad weather or other calamities, but many districts have already exceeded that number.
Last week, the Ohio House passed legislation allowing school districts two additional calamity days and two teacher in-service days.
Meanwhile, the Ohio Senate’s version, passed Wednesday, allows up to four more calamity days — three for students and an additional in-service day — but only if districts use four contingency days first. The Ohio House later voted not to accept the Senate’s version.
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