Except in emergency circumstances, the decision to close a school shall be announced at least 90 days before the date the school is scheduled to be closed but not later than April 30 of any school year. An emergency circumstance is one where the decision to close a school because of unforeseen circumstances cannot be announced at least 90 days before the date a school is scheduled to close or before April 30 of any school year.

Authority: Education Article, §§2-205, 4-101, 4-119, and 4-205, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: August 2, 1982 (9:15 Md. R. 1516)

Regulations .01 and .03 amended effective August 26, 1985 (12:17 Md. R. 1707); January 15, 1989 (15:27 Md. R. 3131)