Jackson County school system sets furlough days

The Jackson County School System has announced the three days it has scheduled for teachers to take days off without pay in response to the governor’s state-mandated furlough.

The days will be: Wednesday, Aug. 5, which had been scheduled as a pre-planning day; Thursday, Oct. 15, which was to be a teacher work day; and Monday, Jan. 4, which was also scheduled as a teacher work day. The reductions in pay will be spread over the entire year so that the impact on any one paycheck will be minimized, leaders state.

The Jefferson City School System had earlier set its three furlough days for Monday, July 27, and Friday, July 31, which had been set as pre-planning days; and Oct. 2, which had been scheduled as a teacher work day.