(Updated at 1:15 p.m.) Arlington Public Schools will be closed Friday, for the seventh weekday in a row.
School offices will be open on time but students will not have classes, APS said. The last school day for students was Wednesday, Jan. 20.
The last time APS students had this many days off in a row as a result of weather? During the “Snowmageddon” blizzard of 2010.
Students also have a scheduled off day on Monday, due to a teacher grade preparation day. There are no plans to change that, said APS spokesman Frank Bellavia.
According to Bellavia, so far there is no need for makeup days.
“This year’s calendar included 181 instructional days for elementary, middle and high school students,” he said. “The state requires that students receive either 180 days or 990 hours of instructional time. Based on instructional hours, the first 10 days lost (or the equivalent of 10 school days) will not need to be made up.”
APS Operations Update for Fri, Jan. 29, 2016: All APS Schools Closed; Offices Open on Time
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