Gov: Ohio should allow more school calamity days

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. John Kasich (KAY’-sik) says school districts around the state need their
number of weather-related days off increased to accommodate this year’s unusually severe weather.
On Monday, the Republican governor called on state lawmakers and the Ohio Department of Education to act
to add a few extra calamity days to school calendars on a one-time basis.
Kasich says many schools have exhausted their five allowable days off for snow or bad weather, or soon
will. That means districts will have to extend the school year, which he says would "wreak
havoc" on school budgets and schedules.
His call came as the second deep freeze this month was forecast. Temperatures in some areas of Ohio were
heading into double digits below zero Monday night.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast,
rewritten or redistributed.COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. John Kasich (KAY’-sik) says school districts
around the state need their number of weather-related days off increased to accommodate this year’s
unusually severe weather.
On Monday, the Republican governor called on state lawmakers and the Ohio Department of Education to act
to add a few extra calamity days to school calendars on a one-time basis.
Kasich says many schools have exhausted their five allowable days off for snow or bad weather, or soon
will. That means districts will have to extend the school year, which he says would "wreak
havoc" on school budgets and schedules.
His call came as the second deep freeze this month was forecast. Temperatures in some areas of Ohio were
heading into double digits below zero Monday night.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast,
rewritten or redistributed.

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