Champaign schools panel mulls when school days begin
CHAMPAIGN – When the Champaign school board asked the district to move fall semester exams and the end of the semester to before winter break, members knew that meant school would likely start a little earlier in August.
But many teachers, most of whom work in buildings without air-conditioning, objected to the earlier start date. The calendar would have had them back at work on Aug. 14, and children back in the classroom Aug. 18.
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