by Mallory Carlson ’19

After much deliberation, the Montgomery County School Board came to a nal decision regarding the executive order issued by Gov- ernor Hogan in August: MCPS will comply with the order and school will start after Labor Day in 2017.

The board reached this decision on Tuesday, November 15, at a meeting. It had at one point been agreed upon that Montgomery County would attempt to obtain a waiver so school could begin at the end of August as has been the norm in previous years, but Hogan amended his order shortly after this vote, adding constraints that made it nearly impossible for most school districts to procure a waiver.

As a result, MCPS’ next academic year will start on September 5, and end by June 15. Although details about the calendar, such as spring break, professional days, and the like have not yet been dis- cussed by the board, it is expected that at the next meeting in Decem- ber, those pieces of information will be sorted out. A vote on a nal calendar will occur in December as well.