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<p>The Beaufort County Board of Education has approved the district’s academic calendar for the 2019-20 school year.</p>
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<p>The first day for students will be Monday, August 19, and the final day of classes will be Tuesday, June 2.</p>
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<p>The 2018-19 calendar includes a two-week winter break, a preference indicated by parents and district employees in online surveys.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p>
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<p>Current state law mandates that no South Carolina public school can begin classes prior to the third Monday in August, which this year is August 19.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Various staff development days are dispersed throughout the calendar, and three possible weather make-up dates are included: Monday, Nov. 11; Wednesday, Nov. 27; and Friday, March 13.</p>
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<p>Holiday dates with schools closed for students are Sept. 2 (Labor Day); Nov. 27-29 (Thanksgiving); Dec. 23-Jan. 3, 2020 (winter break); Jan. 20, 2020 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day); April 13-17, 2020 (spring break); and May 25, 2020 (Memorial Day).</p>
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<p>Teacher work days are Monday-Friday, August 12-16; Monday, Jan. 6; Friday, Feb. 14; Friday, March 13; and Wednesday-Thursday, June 3-4.</p>
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