Preston County Board of Education
Policy 3-2 - School Day

The school day shall be determined by the minimum requirement of the State Board of Education, the time needed for individual classroom work, the bus schedule, and the hazards of having students traveling on or waiting for buses during hours of darkness.

The minimum number of minutes of daily instruction for students of various age groups shall be as follows: .

KINDERGARTEN - 158 minutes or 315 minutes if students attend every other day on the average.

GRADES 1 - 4 - 315 minutes

GRADES 5 - 8 - 330 minutes

GRADES 9 - 12 - 345 minutes

LEGAL REFERENCE: West Virginia Code 18-5-15
State School Board Policy 2331; 2422.1; 2441; 2444.01
ADOPTED: June 19, 1984; March 10, 1986; September 8, 1986

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