But this year, before the ballots are even cast â much less counted â Donald Trump is signaling that he is ready to challenge the presidential election results. I'm telling you, Nov. 8, we'd better be careful, because that election is going to be rigged, Trump told Fox News earlier this week.
Most districts dip below the required 176 days. America's traditional 180-day school year is more myth than reality in Illinois, as a jumble of state laws, rules and waivers allow districts to chip away instruction time, shorten school hours and cut the number of days students come to school.
The school system has used seven inclement weather days so far this school year, of which only four are built into the school calendar. The use of spring break days for lost instructional time is outlined in the Charles County Public Schools Parent Handbook/Calendar annually. The Board of Education generally approves the school calendar two years in advance, and has already approved the use of spring break for make-up days this school year.