Section 30. Completion of teaching hours

A. When severe weather conditions or other emergency situations have resulted in the closing of a school or schools in a school division for five or fewer days, the school or schools shall make up all missed days by adding teaching days to the school calendar or extending the length of the teaching day.

B. When severe weather conditions or other emergency situations have resulted in the closing of a school or schools in a school division for six or more days, the school or schools shall make up the missed days in accordance with § 22.1-98 of the Code of Virginia by adding teaching days to the school calendar or extending the length of the teaching day.

C. Nothing in these regulations shall preclude a school division from making up missed teaching days by providing students with teaching hours equivalent to such missed teaching days.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 22, Issue 21, eff. September 15, 2006; amended, Virginia Register Volume 22, Issue 26, eff. October 4, 2006.

Statutory Authority

§ 22.1-98 of the Code of Virginia.