Wisconsin § 118.045 - Commencement of school term.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 118.045 — Commencement of school term., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 118.045. Commencement of school term.
118.045(1) (1) Except as provided in subs. (2) and (3) , beginning in the year 2000, no public school may commence the school term until September 1. 118.045(2) (2) Subsection (1) does not prohibit a school board from doing any of the following: 118.045(2)(a) (a) Holding athletic contests or practices before September 1. 118.045(2)(b) (b) Scheduling in-service days or work days before September 1. 118.045(2)(c) (c) Holding school year-round. 118.045(3) (3) A school board may commence the school term before September 1 in any school year if the school board requests the department to allow it to commence the school term before September 1 and the school board includes reasons with its request. The department may grant a request only if it determines that there are extraordinary reasons for granting it. The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this subsection. 118.045 History History: 1999 a. 9 ; 2001 a. 16 . 118.045 Cross-reference Cross-reference: See also ch. PI 27 , Wis. adm. code.
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