
Michigan Could Be Extending The School Year At The Beginning of Summer
For back-to-back days now, Southwest Michigan has been getting smacked with not only subzero temperatures but very slick snow which has caused transportation issues not only on the main streets but the highways as well.
On top of that when you’re dealing with windchills, that are below zero, and conditions that can cause frostbite within 15 minutes It’s a dangerous situation to put young adults and children into.

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School has been canceled in Southwest Michigan for back-to-back days as a result of the dangerous weather which doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. The one saving grace is that temperatures will slowly start to rise to the 20s and stabilize there on Wednesday, but because of the harsh beginning of the week, there’s just no safe way to put kids out there.
January and February are supposed to be the coldest months of the year for Michigan, but with the unpredictability of our winters over the last 10 years or so, you never know if you’re going to get another frigid wave of weather, which could have more than just closures impacting schools.
It’s possible that if Michigan has enough school closures, it will, unfortunately, cut into the summer vacation of kids across the state. According to Bridge Michigan, it varies from superintendent to superintendent:
Michigan schools must have at least 180 days and can call off school up to six days for things outside of their control like bad weather or health conditions. They can request a waiver from the Michigan Department of Education for up to three more days. If they go over nine days, they may have to extend the school year or add additional hours to the existing school day.
Make sure to keep track of how many school closures your kid goes through, as the superintendent could have the unfortunate responsibility of extending the school year, but maybe they’ll get lucky and just extend it by hours only.
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