Committees in both the House and the Senate have passed school start date legislation onto the full body for a vote. The legislation being considered will ensure schools are not allowed to begin earlier than August 15th. (I know this is still early, but you can include a plea for a later date in your letter and that may help us push the date back a bit more! We are trying to get a later date adopted on the floor.)  Currently, 70 percent of Alabama schools begin the year by August 7th.

 

 

Please send a letter to your state senator and state representative today!

(Click here to send an email directly to your state senator and state representative today.  It's as easy as filling in your address and hitting send, thanks to the support of the American Camp Association.)

 

We know our lawmakers are hearing from school board members and school administrators who are telling them the control of the school calendar should remain with the local school board and that parents want_the early start dates.

 

If  lawmakers don't hear from you, they will assume you do support the current school start date in your area and do not want change.