Staff report

While children were able to enjoy a second snow day on Friday, it came with strings attached. In exchange for free day, Suffolk kids will be attending school on Saturday, Feb. 1, to make up for the lost instructional time.

According to Bethanne Bradshaw, public information officer, the school calendar states that the third snow day in a school year will be made up on a Saturday.

The Friday, Jan. 24t closing was the third snow day.

The make-up day for all schools – year-round and traditional – will be Saturday, Feb. 1 with an early dismissal schedule.

Other public school schedule changes resulting from the arctic blast that hit Suffolk Thursday and Friday include:

nMonday, Jan. 27 and Tuesday, Jan. 28 will become early dismissal days for all traditional elementary schools and mid-term exam days for all middle and high schools.

nWednesday, Jan. 29 will become the clerical day with no students in school for all traditional schools.

nThursday, Jan. 30 will become the staff development day with no students in school for all traditional schools.

Friday, Jan. 31 will be a regular, full school day. Saturday, Feb. 1 will be a make-up day. The schedule for the Year-Round Schools – Booker T. Washington Elementary School and Northern Shores Elementary School – will not change.

Monday, Jan. 27 will continue to be a staff development day with no students in school.

January 28th, 29th, 30th and 31st will be full school days for the year-round schools.

Saturday, Feb. 1 will be a make-up day.

Call Bradshaw at 925-5500 for more information