Most Richmond-area school districts are adding about two in-person instructional days back to the calendar for the 2025–26 school year.
Why it matters: Local schools have had at least 10 snow day closures between the January storm and an early December snowfall.
State of play: Under state law, public school districts must provide at least 180 instructional days (or 990 instructional hours).
- And most Richmond school districts build makeup snow days into their calendars to use if needed.
- Plus, with the January storm, most districts shifted to online learning, so they will still log instructional hours.
- Still, with 10 days (and more for Hanover) missed, some extra days are needed.
Zoom in: Here’s how Richmond-area school districts are making up for the time…