Last Day Of School In Baltimore County Announced For 2017

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — Students in Baltimore County will have their last day of school on Tuesday, June 13, officials announced Thursday. That date is three days earlier than the originally planned last day of school, which had allowed for more inclement weather days than were used.

Baltimore County Public Schools officials announced this schedule for the end of the 2016-2017 school year:

• Friday, June 9 – Last day of classes for preschool-3 and prekindergarten.
• Monday, June 12 – Elementary and middle schools close three hours early.
• Tuesday, June 13 – Final day of classes for all students. Elementary and middle schools close three hours early. High schools have full day.

"Baltimore County Public Schools officials traditionally decide whether or not to alter the calendar in late April," authorities said in a statement. "The adjustment to the 2016–2017 school calendar, announced at the April 18 meeting of the Baltimore County Board of Education, allows BCPS to shorten the school year due to planned but unused emergency closing time."

The first day of classes for the 2017–2018 school year is Tuesday, Sept. 5. It will mark the first year that schools meet the new state mandate of starting the Tuesday after Labor Day. There will be a special orientation on Wednesday, Aug. 30, for students going into sixth and ninth grades.

See Also: Baltimore County School Board Approves 2017–2018 Academic Calendar

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