Apr. 28, 2011, Chillicothe Gazette
By Jessica Alaimo
CentralOhio.com
One lawmaker wants to change Ohio’s school year so the state’s amusement parks, resorts and tourist attractions can flourish from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
Rep. Bill Hayes, a Licking County Republican, is sponsoring a bill that would force Ohio’s schools to only operate after Labor Day and before Memorial Day.
Students would spend the same amount of time in the classroom, but Hayes wants to change how it is measured. Instead of requiring students to be in school for 182 days, he wants to require elementary students to be in school for at least 960 hours, and middle and high school students to be in school for 1,050 or more hours.
To meet the hours requirement, schools could schedule their days however they see fit — with shorter days and shorter breaks, or longer days with traditional breaks.
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