Seattle school calendar updated to make up for teacher strike days

Seattle Public Schools has added five days to the school calendar to cover the time students missed during last month's teachers strike.

Students will make up those days on Feb. 2, and then from June 27-30.

High school graduation dates will also be rescheduled. The district says it will announce those details by Friday, Oct 21.

If we get any snow days this winter, the school year could be pushed out to as late as July 6. (Potential snow makeup dates are July 3, 5, and 6.)

The start of the 2022-23 school year in Seattle was delayed while teachers went on strike in early September. Teachers were demanding higher pay, mental health staff for students, and better student/teacher ratios. After a week, the district and the union came to a tentative agreement and teachers went back into their classrooms.