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New bill would allow students to go to school on Presidents Day

Posted at 9:10 AM, Feb 21, 2017
and last updated 2017-02-21 09:10:52-05

Presidents Day and Easter Monday could soon be school days for some students in Maryland.

A new bill would allow local school districts to choose whether students should be kept in class for those days.

Gov. Larry Hogan's executive order requiring that schools start after Labor Day has led to the bill.

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Lawmakers' goal is to give school systems more flexibility in meeting the minimum number of school days required in a year.

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