BCPS Makes Changes To School Calendar For 2020

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — Baltimore County Public Schools is making a few adjustments to its calendar for the school year. One is a closure and another is a tentative reversal of a holiday. Due to the closure, the last day of school has been shifted.

Schools and school offices will be closed Tuesday, Feb. 4, for the special election to fill the open congressional seat left by the late Congressman Elijah Cummings. Previously, that had been a school day.

Schools and school offices will be open on Presidents Day, which is Monday, Feb. 17. This will make up for the school system's closure Dec. 16. Officials said that the Presidents Day closure is contingent on approval from the Maryland State Board of Education.

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Parts of Baltimore County received about 1.5 inches of snow Dec. 16, prompting the closure that day. Public schools were closed in multiple counties Dec. 16 due to the wintry weather: Allegany County, Baltimore County, Carroll County, Frederick County, Garrett County, Harford County, Howard County and Montgomery County. Frederick County saw 2.3 inches of accumulation, the highest snow total in the state for the day, based on unofficial National Weather Service data.

According to Baltimore County Public Schools, the closure for the special election will move the last day of classes for students from Friday, June 19, to Monday, June 22.