July 31, 2023
By: Dwayne Page
DeKalb County Schools will re-open Tuesday, August 1 for registration.
Students will attend for 90 minutes from 7:45 a.m. until 9:15 a.m. to sign up at their schools.
The first full day of school will be Thursday, August 3. Wednesday, August 2 will be an administrative day for teachers only. Students will not attend on Wednesday, August 2.
With school starting, drivers are cautioned to be careful around school busses that are stopping to let children on or off the bus.
Tennessee Law 55-8-151 states that drivers on a roadway overtaking a school bus from any direction must stop when the school bus stops with the purpose of receiving or discharging any school children.
This applies to all roadways aside from “separate roadways” that are divided by a barrier, raised median or an unpaved space of five feet or more where pedestrians are not permitted to cross.
Drivers passing in the opposite direction on a separate roadway of a school bus that has stopped for school children to enter or exit should still proceed with caution.
Failure to stop upon approaching a school bus that is stopped is a Class A misdemeanor. Drivers who don’t stop may receive a fine ranging from $250 to $1000.
The 2023-24 DeKalb County School Calendar is as follows:
DeKalb County students and teachers will have a full week off for fall break October 16-20, Thanksgiving November 20-24, and spring break March 25-29, and a two-week break for Christmas December 21 to January 3. December 20 will be an abbreviated day. Students will return to school after the Christmas holiday on January 4, 2024. Schools will also be closed for Labor Day September 4, Dr. Martin Luther King Day January 15, President’s Day February 19, and Monday, April 1. The last day of school will be May 21, 2024. May 20 will be an abbreviated day.
Report cards will be issued at all schools on October 9, January 9, March 13, and May 21.
Parent teacher conferences will be held at DCHS from 3-6 p.m. on October 10 and March 19 and at all the other schools, DWS, NES, SES, and DMS from 3-6 p.m. on October 12 and March 21.