School make up days from Helene [Video]

WELL, STUDENTS IN GREENVILLE COUNTY WILL RETURN TO SCHOOL TOMORROW AND MANY PARENTS WANT TO KNOW WILL THERE BE MAKEUP DAYS? OUR TANIQUA PENNIX JOINS US LIVE RIGHT OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICE NOW. AND WHAT’S THE ANSWER? TANIQUA? WELL, JANE, AS OF NOW, THE ANSWER IS NO. THERE WILL NOT BE ANY MAKEUP DAYS. THE SCHOOL CALENDAR, AS YOU KNOW IT, WILL REMAIN THE SAME. WHICH MEANS THIS COMING MONDAY, OCTOBER 14TH, THE KIDS WILL BE OUT THAT DAY IS SCHEDULED AS A TEACHERS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY. SUPERINTENDENT BURKE ROYSTER SAYS DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF HURRICANE HELENE, THE DISTRICT BELIEVES THEY CAN GET A WAIVER FOR THE EIGHT DAYS MISSED BY SEEKING FORGIVENESS FROM LEGISLATURE. IF YOU HAVE MAKE UP DAYS, PARTICULARLY IF THEY ARE A LARGE NUMBER, THEY ARE GENERALLY VERY POORLY ATTENDED. THEY DO NOT HAVE THE THEY DO NOT MEET THE DESIGN OR THE …