MARYSVILLE — Students at Marysville Pilchuck High School won’t have to make up five days of classes that were canceled when their campus was closed following a deadly shooting spree.
The Marysville School District requested that it get credit for the days lost because of the emergency closure during the last week of October. That request was approved recently by the state Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.
State laws set out reasons for emergency closures.
“The event is within the eligibility criteria for emergency school closure,” the state agency’s chief financial officer wrote the district.
The shootings occurred in the school’s main cafeteria Oct. 24. Five freshmen, including the shooter, died of gunshot wounds to the head. A sixth student survived his injuries.
The state’s decision came as a relief to Marysville Superintendent Becky Berg. It could have posed difficulties for many families’ plans to have staggered endings to their children’s academic year if they attended different schools.
“This is a perfect example of OSPI and the governor’s office working for the best outcome for each of our students,” she said. “We so appreciate their hearts and their public service.”
The Marysville School District also has received word from the state that it won’t have to make up classes at Marysville Arts &Technology High School, 10th Street Middle School, Tulalip Heritage High School and Quil Ceda Elementary School. All four schools are next to one another and lost power during a Dec. 11 wind storm. That prompted an emergency closure the next day.
Eric Stevick: 425-339-3446; stevick@heraldnet.com.
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