{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-10-126","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 6-10-126","heading":"Delay or early release of school due to emergency circumstances","body":"(a) A superintendent may delay the start time or release early a school or schools in the school district due to any of the following emergency circumstances: (1) Inclement weather; (2) Contagious disease outbreak; or (3) Utility outage. (b) (1) For no more than five (5) school days total per year, a superintendent may, due to emergency circumstances under subsection (a) of this section, either: (A) Delay the start of the school day until as late as 10:00 a.m.; or (B) Release students from school no earlier than 1:00 p.m. (2) A school day that is delayed or released early under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall count as a credited school day, with no requirement for additional days to be added to the school calendar. Amended by Act 2017, No. 747,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017. Added by Act 2015, No. 143,§ 1, eff. 2/23/2015.\n\n(a) A superintendent may delay the start time or release early a school or schools in the school district due to any of the following emergency circumstances: (1) Inclement weather; (2) Contagious disease outbreak; or (3) Utility outage.\n\n(1) Inclement weather;\n\n(2) Contagious disease outbreak; or\n\n(3) Utility outage.\n\n(b) (1) For no more than five (5) school days total per year, a superintendent may, due to emergency circumstances under subsection (a) of this section, either: (A) Delay the start of the school day until as late as 10:00 a.m.; or (B) Release students from school no earlier than 1:00 p.m. (2) A school day that is delayed or released early under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall count as a credited school day, with no requirement for additional days to be added to the school calendar.\n\n(1) For no more than five (5) school days total per year, a superintendent may, due to emergency circumstances under subsection (a) of this section, either: (A) Delay the start of the school day until as late as 10:00 a.m.; or (B) Release students from school no earlier than 1:00 p.m.\n\n(A) Delay the start of the school day until as late as 10:00 a.m.; or\n\n(B) Release students from school no earlier than 1:00 p.m.\n\n(2) A school day that is delayed or released early under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall count as a credited school day, with no requirement for additional days to be added to the school calendar.","path":["AR Code","Title 6","Chapter 10"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"7648fbe00418478e3244f64d575054181a762d17e0320f3f7f06ef99bbacfe5f","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-10-125","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-10-127"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}