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Back to school already!?! School year begins early for some

Posted at 5:31 PM, Aug 03, 2014
and last updated 2014-08-04 07:27:37-04

PETERBSURG, Va. -- While most students are still on summer break, some children in Central Virginia headed back to class Monday.

A year-round school program started at Peabody Middle and AP Hill Elementary schools in Petersburg.

The city school district said it hoped year-round school will help improve student test scores. Both schools were denied accreditation for the 2013-2014 school year.

Nearly 2,000 people showed up for the year-round school kick-off rally last Saturday.

RELATED: Superintendent says ‘disadvantaged, black’ students benefit from year-round school

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