Howard County schools Superintendent Michael E. Hickey announced yesterday that state Superintendent Nancy S. Grasmick has approved the district's request for a waiver of four school days because of inclement weather.
The state school board gave Grasmick the authority to grant waivers of the mandatory 180-day school year to local school systems as a result of severe weather on Sept. 16 and 17 and on Jan. 25 and 26.
