Clerical error-34 more days of school!

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Registered: 07-20-2004
Clerical error-34 more days of school!
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Wed, 06-17-2009 - 7:57am

OH brother. some one needs to be fired! A school in Chino,Calif there was a clerical error and now students won't get hardly any summer vacation.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090616/ap_on_re_us/us_odd_school_s_not_out

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Registered: 02-19-2008
Wed, 06-17-2009 - 8:30am

"Under California law, schools' occasional short days — taken to allow teachers time for preparation — must be at least 180 minutes. An internal audit in May found 34 days at the two schools that were only 170 or 175 minutes."

34 days out of 180 does not sound like occasional.

"That missing time could be made up in just one or two school days but a further quirk of state law says the short days don't count at all. That means every one of the 34 days must be made up to avoid the penalty in state funds."

I would think a state that is almost bankrupt could make an exception here.

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Registered: 07-20-2004
Wed, 06-17-2009 - 8:46am

It's a Federal Law that Children have to have at least 180 days of school, I believe.


The school goofed up!

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Registered: 03-18-2000
Wed, 06-17-2009 - 9:15am

>"The unexpected summer session will feature extra arts, music and science and will give students a head start on next year's curriculum, school officials said."<


At least the time wont be wasted even

 


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