The official start date is Wednesday, Aug. 25, but some parents want their students to start sooner. With so many unknowns about the upcoming school year, parents have been asking who makes the schedule and if it can be changed.

Are Mecklenburg Schools opening?

CMS detailed its plans at Tuesday night's board of education meeting, addressing the COVID-19 situation and the issues students may be facing surrounding it. “We plan to open and operate schools as close to normal as possible,” CMS Superintendent Earnest Winston said.

What month does school start back?

The first day of school is the first day of an academic year. This is usually in August or September in the Northern Hemisphere and January or February in the Southern Hemisphere, but differs from country to country.