Summer Break Could End Early for Maryland Public School Students This Year
Summer break could end early for Maryland public school students this year if legislation moved by the General Assembly on Wednesday is passed to begin the school year before Labor Day.
Governor Larry Hogan’s 2016 order for public schools to begin their academic year after Labor Day is now threatened. He believes that his order is representative of the majority of Maryland voters.
In a statement on Wednesday Hogan expressed his concern of this bill:
The Maryland House of Delegates followed the state Senate on Wednesday in approving a bill to undo Gov. Larry's Hogan's 2016 order that public schools begin their academic year after Labor Day. https://t.co/AHCMXQevTY
— The Baltimore Sun (@baltimoresun) March 13, 2019
Critics of Hogan’s 2016 order believe that local school boards should be in charge of designing academic calendars.
Cheryl Bost, the president of the Maryland State Education Association, argues that Hogan’s order is in the best interest of the tourism industry and not public school education.
“Calendar decisions should be done locally based on what’s best for education, not tourism,” said Bost.
Thank you! Calendar decisions should be done locally based on what’s best for education, not tourism. Now on to the most important work, making sure our schools are funded. Thanks for your constant support for public education and students!
— Cheryl Bost (@BostCAB) March 14, 2019
In a statement Gov. Larry Hogan said that the House vote was “politics at its worst” and accused members of the legislatures of using “heavy-handed tactics to unfairly influence the ballot process,” said Hogan.
The House passes SB 128 – Across the state there is no one size fits all standard for school calendars #Working4MD #MDGA19 pic.twitter.com/S2K1ma8OIu
— MD House Democrats (@mdhousedems) March 13, 2019
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