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Students lose half-day Friday for snow makeup

By Lightning Reports, Published: January 23, 2017

The January snowstorm caused Henderson County public school students to miss class for two days, Jan. 9 and 10. Students made up one of the snow days on Jan. 17, attending class on what was originally scheduled as an Optional Teacher Workday.

To make up additional lost instructional time, students will now attend school for a full day on Friday, Feb. 10,  which was originally scheduled to be an Early Dismissal Day. Schools will operate on a regular schedule that day.

Henderson County Public Schools adheres to the hours of instruction mandated by North Carolina School Calendar Law, which requires a "minimum of 185 days or 1,025 hours of instruction covering at least nine months.” Therefore, HCPS has the opportunity to utilize Early Dismissal Days for lost instructional time due to inclement weather.