Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools supports bipartisan legislation allowing it to begin the school year one to two weeks earlier than currently allowed by state law.
However, with many summer-school initiatives already set in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the system said Thursday it would not move up the start date of Aug. 23 for the 2021-22 school year.
House Bill 111 would open WS/FCS schools on Aug. 11.
WS/FCS said in a statement that senior leadership believes House Bill 111 âcould be good in the future.â
âAn earlier start time would allow semesters to end before the winter break, so it may be very beneficial.â