Snow Days Add to Already Blacked Out Days

Photo Credit: Jackson DeLay

The recent chilly weather has resulted in time away from school.

January 11, 2010  
Filed under News, Top Stories

Due to the budget cuts, days of school have been “blacked out” in order to save the district money.  On these blackout dates everybody except for teachers and administrators will not be in school.  These cuts are projected to save up to $200,000.

For students, these days allow them time off of school.  While students now have more time scheduled off of school than ever, a winter filled with snow has also created even more time away from the classroom.  The recent snow days occurred on January 7th and 8th.  Those days had highs of 12 and 7 degrees respectively.  These frigid temperatures that have kept the snow from melting, have combined with blackout days and kept students home more than usual.  To lean more about the district cuts visit http://www.holton.k12.ks.us/financialcrisis.pdf .

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