Amends GS 115C-84.2(d) to allow the local boards of education in Caswell, Rockingham, and Stokes county schools to determine the dates of the opening and closing of public schools. Provides that for days on which a student is absent before September 1 because of a family vacation, the student will receive an excused absence and will have the opportunity to make up any tests or work missed. Applies only to Caswell, Rockingham, and Stokes County schools. Applies beginning with the 2013-14 school year.