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Local school district could miss out on $60K over 1 day

SOUTH BUTLER, Pa. — The South Butler School District could miss out on $60,000 in state funds because it will fall one day short of the state deadline for students to have 180 days of school, Channel 11's news exchange partners at TribLIVE reported.

State law requires that students receive 180 instructional days by June 15. However, Superintendent David Foley told TribLIVE the district will have only 179.

Foley said the shortfall was caused, in part, by a teacher strike this year, according to TribLIVE.

In addition to the days students were in class, the district was also counting "Act 80" days used for professional development and teacher training. They can count as instructional days even though students are not in school, but because of the strike, Foley told TribLIVE the Department of Education is refusing to count two of them.

Because the district will not meet the 180-day requirement deadline, the Pennsylvania Department of Education could withhold up to $60,000, TribLIVE reported.

State Department of Education spokeswoman Nicole Reigelman told TribLIVE that no decision has been made and likely will not until after school is out and the district submits a formal report.

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