As winter weather keeps Dallas and Fort Worth schools closed for a third day, the Texas Education Agency says students may not have to make up that time if districts take the right steps. TEA Commissioner Mike Morath confirmed Tuesday that school districts that remained closed Wednesday, Jan. 28, are eligible for a waiver for that third missed day. To avoid making up the time, school boards must vote to request the exception. Morath said the first two missed days, Monday and Tuesday, must still be covered by the districts’ built-in bad weather days. Without the waiver, districts would need to add time to the school year or extend the school day to meet attendance requirements. The Texas Education Code requires 75,600 minutes of instruction each year. ...read more read less