Snow spurs midterm exam delays
Published 9:54 pm Monday, January 25, 2016
After a weekend of sledding and building snowmen, it’s back to work Tuesday for thousands of Suffolk Public School students.
Suffolk was pounded by three to six inches of snow, sleet and rain on Friday and Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. Suffolk canceled classes on both Friday and Monday, because some of the city’s secondary roads remained icy.
The two-day closing is also delaying midterm exams for the city’s middle and high school students, according to the school division’s website. The tests were originally slated for Jan. 26-29.
The school division has revised its midterm schedule so students have at least one day in class before testing starts, according to the school division’s website.
Testing at the high schools begins this Wednesday. The revised schedule calls for second and fourth block exams to be given on Wednesday; third and fifth block exams on Thursday; sixth and seventh block exams on Friday; and first block exams next Monday.
Middle schools will follow their regular schedules on Tuesday and Wednesday, with testing beginning this Thursday. The revised calendar includes:
- Thursday — Grade 8, third block exam; grade 7, fourth block exam; and grade 6, second block.
- Friday — Grade 8, first and seventh block exams; grade 7, fifth block exam; and grade 6, second and third block exams.
- Monday — Grade 8, second and sixth block exams; grade 7, third block exam; and grade 6, first and second block exams.