Cheney Public Schools asks state to waive one day of instruction

If the state approves, Cheney Public Schools students won’t be losing a day of the summer vacation in order to make up for lost time this past winter.

At its March 22 meeting, the board of directors unanimously approved a request to the state’s Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction waiving one day from the mandated 180 days of public instruction to accommodate for missing four days due to bad weather. If accepted, the waiver would allow the district to maintain its current state funding levels, which would be threatened without the request.

Weather and accompanying bad road conditions...