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Pike County's waiver request for disaster days is underway, along with Floyd, Johnson, Knox and Letcher counties. The state Department of Education says their staff is working around the clock after 40% of Kentucky's school districts have asked permission to waive up to ten make-up days due to September winds from Hurricane Ike and January's ice storm. Sixty six of the state's 174 school districts are seeking disaster day waivers, while about half have already been approved. The department says it's awaiting additional supporting information from 33 districts to finalize their requests. The state has ten days to approve or deny the requests.