Charleroi Area puts flex period proposal on hold

By Mon Valley Independent

By TAYLOR BROWN

Senior Reporter

tbrown@yourmvi.com

After further discussion among administrators, Charleroi Area leaders have decided to suspend the implementation of a flex period for the 2024-25 school year. Earlier this month, the district approved the incorporation of a flex day based on preliminary results from the 2023 Pennsylvania Youth Survey.

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