Hurricane days: wake up or make up

Students discuss their thoughts about Hurricane Ian taking away many of off-days of the second semester

Averi O’Connor staff reporter

On Sep 27, Pasco schools were sent home due to the projected path of Hurricane Ian. Category 4 Hurricane Ian that was presumed to hit close to Pasco county. The school board shut down from the 27th to the 30th leaving students home for 4 days, now the Pasco school board have decided to have students make up those days, leaving most upset about losing all the half days in the second semester as well as taking away one day from their winter break.

Many students find it unbeneficial to take away the half days. Not only is it taking away a day where the kids get to go home early, but it is also a day in the month that teachers are able to go to meetings and get a lot accomplished. Students like Clara Mikhaiel (‘26) disagree with the hurricane make up days.

“I think this change is

I think that the hurricane make up days are annoying but I understand why we have them.

Stella Tucker (‘23)

unnecessary. Half days are not only fun for the students but also beneficial for the teachers,”

Mikhaiel said. Teachers and students understand having to give up the days, but find it unreasonable to do so. With the district taking away one day off from the winter break students like Amelia Bosorio (‘26) find it absurd because some families’ preexisting responsibilities.

“Some people already made plans and bought plane tickets for the day they removed from Christmas break,” Bosorio (‘26) said.