HILLSBORO, Mo. — The Hillsboro R-3 School District elected to delay the start of the school year and make a change to format when classes start back up.
On Tuesday, the district decided to delay the start of the school year five days, from Aug. 26 to Aug. 31. The school also decided to start the school year with a hybrid system.
Other districts have decided to bump the start date to their school year, including Fort Zumwalt and Francis Howell.
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This school year will look unlike any other as districts and families make difficult decisions in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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