Claysburg-Kimmel School Board Applies to Change Snow Days to Home Days

Traditional snow days may be a thing of the past in the Claysburg-Kimmel School District.

In July, Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law a measure that allows Pennsylvania schools to declare a “flexible instruction day’ (FID) if they have to be closed for inclement weather like snow, building issues or emergencies.

Students will not physically attend school on the “flexible instruction” day. They will get and complete lessons at home so that a flexible instruction day counts toward the 180 days of instruction currently required annually. According to the law, a school's flexible instructional days may...