Legislature passes bill to extend kindergarten hours
Share
Tweet
February 28, 2020
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Senate bill that almost doubles the instructional hours of kindergarten classes required for school accreditation from 540 hours to 990 hours passed its final hurdle in the House Thursday with a vote of 94-6.
Senate Bill 238, introduced by Sen. George Barker, D-Fairfax, directs the Board of Education to adopt regulations by July 1, 2022, along with the requirement that the standard school day for kindergarten students average to at least 5.5 instructional hours in order to qualify for full kindergarten accreditation. Local school boards may approve a four-day weekly cale...
For access to this article please
sign in or
subscribe.
Reader Comments(0)