The Kanawha County Board of Education chose a calendar Thursday for next school year that will have students start back on Aug. 9.
The vote was 3-1, with board member Jim Crawford the no vote and fellow member Tracy White absent.
The approval came after board member Ric Cavender initially moved to approve a calendar that would have had students start Aug. 16.
But only Crawford joined him for that, and board members Becky Jordon and Ryan White voted against them, so Cavenderâs motion died in a 2-2 tie.
Ryan White then moved to approve the Aug. 9 start date map, and Jordon and Cavender joined him to pass that version.