Nelsonville-York bucks tradition of no classes on ‘Deer Day’ – Athens County Independent

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Nelsonville-York bucks tradition of no classes on ‘Deer Day’ – Athens County Independent

NELSONVILLE, Ohio — The Nelsonville-York School District broke from tradition earlier this month when it decided to have school on Dec. 2, the first day of deer gun season.  All five other county school districts — Athens, Alexander, Federal Hocking, Trimble and Tri-County — continue to give “Deer Day” off. According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, hunters in Athens County harvested 459 deer on the first day of the 2024 deer gun sea…