Schools plan makeup days for hurricanes Helene, Milton

TREASURE COAST, Fla. — School districts on the Treasure Coast are planning makeup days for students due to loss time from hurricanes Helene and Milton.

The School District of Indian River County confirmed they will have makeup days due to hurricanes Helene and Milton.

"We identified three days to make up school if we loss time as a result of a hurricane," Superintendent Dr. David K. Moore said in a video posted to Facebook on Monday. "We're going to use Dec. 19 and 20, those were modified, early release days and they will now be fully instructional days, which will allow us to make up for some lost instructional time."

St. Lucie Public Schools said no makeup days are necessary and that the district schedule already exceeds state minimum.

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There will be no makeup days for students in Palm Beach County, according to an automated phone call sent to parents.

The Martin County School District announced via email Wednesday it will not have any makeup days.

"The district’s instructional calendar is structured in a way that positions students to complete the academic year and meet state requirements without the need to add makeup days for time lost during the closures," Public Information and Community Relations Coordinator Derek Lowe said via email.

Currently, the Okeechobee County School District does not have any makeup days.

"As of today, we will not need to make up any days for seat time and credit requirements," Superintendent Dylan Tedders told WPTV via email. "Any additional days out and we would need to look at early release days before the end of the first semester to get the time in."

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