As previously discussed in the Law and Daily Life post, Friday Furloughs: Judge Allows Hawaii to Cut Class, the Hawaii Department of Education (HDOE) was facing legal challenges to its planned Friday furlough program for Hawaii public schools. In a bid to save the state’s crippled budget money, the HDOE proposed to dismiss school every Friday. In a surprising turn of events, angered parents sued.
Governor Lingle will need not only the cooperation of Seitz and his clients, but of others as well. Hawaiian law requires a 2/3 majority of both houses of its legislature to dip into the rainy day fund. In addition, changing the planning and collaboration days over to classroom time will require reopening discussions with the Hawaii State Teachers Association. Stay tuned.
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