Starting Date For Floyd County Schools Pushed Back By Two Weeks

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An update from the Floyd County Board of Education:

Our Board of Education voted at our special called meeting this afternoon to alter the academic calendar and push back our start date for students by two weeks due to damaging flooding in the county. Our students’ first day of school is now August 24th. 

 

Several schools throughout the county are now being used as a hub or mini community center to provide services and resources for community members left struggling without basic necessities after water rose quickly July 26 and wiped-out communities. Nine of our Schools are also being used to feed families. Our nutrition staff are serving 4,600-4,800 meals per day seven days a week to our communities and our neighbors who have lost everything.  Several school locations have also become central locations to take showers, since some residents still don’t have power or running water.