Marquette, MI – (Great Lakes Radio News) – Marquette Area Public Schools Superintendent Bill Saunders joined the Sunny Morning Show this morning to talk about the snow days the district has faced so far this winter, and their impact on the school calendar.
Saunders said there have been 11.5 days that have been canceled due to bad weather conditions, and the district has been able to get a total of 9 of them waived by the state.
He added that as it stands as of today, the district is looking to extend the school calendar to June 11th to make up for the lost time in accordance with state laws requiring a set amount of hours of instruction.
Saunders also talked about possible legislation that may be passed in Lansing that may allow districts to waive more days this year.
LISTEN IN – Marquette Area Public Schools Superintendent Bill Saunders talks snow days.