Jackson County school administrators want more localized control in setting their calendars.
“Raleigh doesn’t give a flip about our safety when they determine our calendar for us and limit me to starting this late,” Superintendent Mike Murray said during an Aug. 25 school board meeting. “We are held under by a group of people who do not understand mountains. And they do not understand that if I’m forced to place kids on dangerous roads it could cost someone their life.”
