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Fairfax County School Board Votes to Close Schools for Presidential Primary March 1st

written by Jeanine Martin February 22, 2016

Last month Fairfax County School Superintendent announced that the county’s 167 schools would not close on Primary Day, March 1st, despite the request of the Fairfax Board of Supervisors request to close schools. Last week the Fairfax County School Board voted to close schools.  Fairfax County Public Schools issued this press release to explain the closing of schools:

The Fairfax County School Board has voted to close schools on Tuesday, March 1, when citizens will be voting in Virginia’s presidential primaries.

In past presidential primaries, Fairfax County public schools have remained open, and the Board had planned to continue this practice with the upcoming primary. In light of historic turnouts in primaries across the country in the past few weeks, it is anticipated that voter turnout in Fairfax County will likewise result in historic numbers of voters.

A total of 167 Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) buildings are used as polling sites, 124 of which are elementary schools with very limited parking and restricted access in and around buildings.  Record voter turnouts in New Hampshire and Iowa, and anticipation of an historic voter turnout from the Fairfax County Office of Elections, led the Board to believe that there could be significant logistical issues regarding parking and building access on March 1.  The Board was also concerned that the sheer number of citizens entering schools to vote will make it difficult to conduct a normal school day. Both the Office of Elections and the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors encouraged the Board to consider closing schools March 1 and, after deliberating with state officials, they decided to do so.

Teachers and students will not report to school on March 1.  SACC (school age child care), school offices, and central offices will be open.
Due to the hours built in to the 2015-16 standard calendar to accommodate weather emergencies, it will not be necessary to make up the day.

 

Parents in Loudoun County are also urging the county to close their schools on Presidential primary day.  A petition to close Loudoun schools has 3,076 signatures.
Fairfax County School Board Votes to Close Schools for Presidential Primary March 1st was last modified: February 23rd, 2016 by Jeanine Martin
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Jeanine Martin

Also known as Lovettsville Lady, I am a Republican activist in the wilds of western Loudoun County.

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