My Town Grandville: School district restores long holiday weekend
GRANDVILLE, Mich.-- Students of Grandville Public Schools are getting back their long Memorial Day weekend.
In a letter sent to parents Monday, Superintendent Ron Caniff said he has reversed his decision to make up classes on Friday, May 23, because of the spate of winter snow days. Caniff says he made the change after Governor Snyder signed the School Aid Supplement Bill into law last week. The measure gives districts with more than 174 school days on their calendar additional snow day relief, provided they meet the required 1,098 hours of yearly instruction. Caniff says Grandville Schools built additional class hours into their school calendar, so the district has exceeded the minimum state requirement for instructional hours. Therefore, Grandville students will not have classes on Friday, May 23.