A large crowd turned out for the called meeting of the Chattooga County Board of Education on Thursday evening.  A short agenda was on hand for school board members to consider and the Board quickly got down to business.

Board member Eddie Massey asked Chattooga County School Supt. Dr. Dwight Pullen if there was anyway to minimize the impact the four day school week would have on school bus drivers and lunch room workers.  Pullen said "The answer is NO".  In order for the county school system to get the benefits of the savings for a four day school week, there could not be any adjustments for employees.

Board member Eddie Elsberry made the motion to accept the 4 Day School Calendar and Terry Money seconded the motion.  When it came down to a vote, Elsberry, Money and Massey voted in favor of the 4 day week with Chairman Fuzz Anderson and Dot Johnson opposed. 

Dr. Pullen told those in attendence at the meeting that the school system would be posting the complete calendar on the school’s web site and will let local media know about updates to the schedule.  School will start for students on August 10th.  Teachers will report on August 5th and the Central Office will start work on August 3rd.