Overview
- Many districts report they have already used their six allotted weather days and are considering whether to cancel in-person classes for Friday as wind chills remain dangerous.
- Michigan generally permits up to six no-penalty missed days for weather or other uncontrollable events before districts must make up time.
- Exceeding the limit typically leads to extending the school year, often by adding days in June that can affect family schedules and summer plans.
- The state superintendent can approve up to three additional forgiven days in unusual situations, although such approvals are uncommon and not assured.
- Superintendents coordinate across districts and counties and weigh factors such as a roughly minus-20°F wind-chill threshold, attendance risks below about 75% that can cost significant funding, and calendar buffers some districts built in advance.