News: Loudoun School Board Designates November 22 and 23 as Furlough Days

(Apr. 28, 2010) - For the coming school year, the Loudoun County School Board has designated Monday, November 22nd, and Tuesday, November 23rd, as furlough days for Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) employees.

All LCPS schools will be closed on those two days and no school activities will be scheduled.
The vote to designate November 22nd and 23rd as the furlough days was 8-1 with Jennifer Bergel (Catoctin District) casting the dissenting vote.

The vote came after the board was informed of the outcome of a poll of LCPS employees to see when they preferred the furlough days be taken. A total of 6,721 employees took part in the poll. The poll results were:
• November 22nd and 23rd: 30.3 percent (2,038 votes)
• March 9th and March 30th: 28.1 percent (1,886 votes)
• April 25th and 26th: 27.9 percent (1,873 votes)
• December 22nd and January 3rd: 13.7 percent (924 votes)

VivaLoudoun "Fox" notes: The board also voted down (9-0) a proposal to designate April 1 as VivaLoudoun.com Day ... No foolin'.