Bills Would Let Schools Start Before Labor Day

Fairfax County School Board supports legislators' proposal to repeal, or make better exceptions to, "King's Dominion law."

By Erica R. Hendry and Kristen Smith, Capital News Service Virginia lawmakers are pushing a half-dozen bills this legislative session to let public schools start classes before Labor Day. Del. Kaye Kory, D-Falls Church, is among legislators sponsoring bills to repeal Virginia’s “King’s Dominion law,” which prevents local schools from opening before Labor Day unless they get special permission from the state. Kory’s proposal, House Bill 1491, “makes local school boards responsible for setting the school calendar and determining the opening day of the school year.” Currently, school boards can start classes before Labor Day only if they show “good cause” (such as a history of snow-related school closings) and get a waiver from the Virginia …

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