Escambia Students May Not Be Required To Make Up Days

November 11, 2009

Escambia County public school students may not be required to make up the two days missed because of Tropical Storm Ida.

“The superintendent will ask the commissioner of education to waive these two days based on the fact that we currently exceed the number of hours that students are required to be in class,” said Linda English, spokesperson for the Escambia County School District. Once the commissioner of education makes his final decision, NorthEscambia.com will post an updated story.

Superintendent Malcolm Thomas decided early Sunday night to cancel school for Monday and Tuesday as Ida was spinning as a category two hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico. His decision was based upon at least two factors: it is considered unsafe to have school buses on the road in winds greater than 40 mph, and three schools were to be used as evacuation storm shelters.

West Florida Tech Pensacola High and Molino Park Elementary were opened Monday as storm shelters.

Comments

5 Responses to “Escambia Students May Not Be Required To Make Up Days”

  1. The Truth on November 12th, 2009 4:26 am

    Give the kids a break….doesn’t hurt, better than them being out in all that wind and water….if they got wet it would certainly make some of them sick and then the flu would probably follow… Good Choice School Board. Much appreciated.

  2. parent on November 11th, 2009 9:52 pm

    Malcolm Thomas made the right decision. Hope the days will not have to be made up.

  3. AL on November 11th, 2009 5:17 pm

    LOL Fall break? It was only here like 2 years right? how many breaks are needed?

  4. curious on November 11th, 2009 4:31 pm

    it was combined w/ thanksgiving holidays

  5. mom on November 11th, 2009 12:45 pm

    They should be waived! godd grief! Where did the fall break go, anyway???

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