KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A stretch of harsh winter weather has pushed many West Michigan school districts closer to the limit on snow days, prompting administrators to closely monitor calendars and plan for what comes next.
While state law allows districts to miss a limited number of instructional days due to weather, repeated closures can have ripple effects for students, families, and staff if districts are forced to make up time later in the school year.
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As of this week, News Channel 3 confirmed some of the snow day totals reported by area districts:
Districts reporting snow days used
- Parchment Public Schools: 6 days
- Portage Public Schools: 5 days
- Comstock Public Schools: 6 days
- Barry ISD: 5 days
- Paw Paw Public Schools: 6 days
- Gull Lake Community Schools: 6 days
- Allegan Public Schools: 6 days
- Grand Rapids Public Schools: 5 days
- Otsego Public Schools: 8 days
- Plainwell Community Schools: 6 days
- Gobles Public School District: 7 days
- Kalamazoo Public Schools: 5 days
- Calhoun County school district: 0 days reported
Several other districts were not immediately reachable for confirmation, including Vicksburg, Sturgis, Schoolcraft, South Haven, Climax, Mendon, Nottawa, and Galesburg-Augusta…