Idaho Legislators Considering Moving School Start Date After Labor Day

Idaho legislators considering moving school start date after Labor Day

Idaho legislators propose a post-Labor Day school start they say will benefit tourism and vacation planning.

Bill to set statewide school start date after Labor Day introduced in House Committee

A proposal that would require Idaho public schools to begin classes after Labor Day was introduced Monday in the House Education Committee.RS 32974, sponsored b

Bill Advances to Mandate Idaho School Year Start Date as the Tuesday After Labor Day

BOISE, ID – Rep. John Vander Woude wants to decide when Idaho’s 192 public school districts and charter schools start the academic year. Vander Woude, R-Nampa, proposed a bill mandating that the school year statewide starts the Tuesday after Labor Day. The House Education Committee voted to introduce the bill Monday. “We seem to be creeping up more and more into August, and the tourist industry would like to keep their employees through Labor Da…