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The localities should know better what the requirements are of their citizens, and one size doesn’t normally fit all.

Virginia Del. Thomas A. Greason, who said he would renew efforts to give school boards more control over their start dates. The "Kings Dominion law," which bars schools from opening before Labor Day, was passed in 1986 to protect the tourism industry from losing late-summer customers.

Virginia Del. Thomas A. Greason, who said he would renew efforts to give school boards more control over their start dates. The "Kings Dominion law," which bars schools from opening before Labor Day, was passed in 1986 to protect the tourism industry from losing late-summer customers.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.