HARTFORD – In Wednesday’s Education Committee meeting, State Representative Gail Lavielle (R-143) introduced legislation that would have eliminated the requirement for school districts to adopt uniform regional school calendars. Her proposal, which she raised in an amendment to a related bill, did not pass after much discussion by the committee. The adoption of uniform regional school calendars, which would take local control away from Boards of Education, was mandated by the state in legislation passed in 2013. Rep. Lavielle’s amendment would have made adopting uniform regional school calendars optional, preserving local control over education. “I am very disappointed that the majority of the Education Committee’s members refused to take into account the very strong objections expressed by…
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