LANSING, Mich. (WOOD) — After calling off classes for bout after bout of nasty winter weather, some school districts have been hoping state lawmakers will forgive extra snow days. One bill was even introduced that would forgive up to five days.
On Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey made it seem like he was reluctant to go along with that plan.
"I feel sorry for what we are enduring from a weather standpoint this year, but I'm not really interested in taking more school days away from our kids," Shirkey, R-Clark Lake, said while speaking with reporters in Lansing. "We are already, in certain areas, underperforming. They need all the school days we can get."
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