Amends GS 115C-84.2, which sets out the required opening and closing dates for public schools, by allowing Ashe County Schools, Allegheny County Schools, and Watauga County Schools to, upon a showing of good cause, to set the opening date no earlier than the Monday closest to August 12 (was, August 19) instead of meeting the standard requirement that school start no earlier than the Monday closest to August 26. Applies beginning with the 2025-26 school year.