Please hold spring break in April annually starting in 2027 no matter when Easter occurs

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As someone who moved away while my kids were in preschool I'm glad we landed someplace where spring break is always the last week of March. Predictable and in the middle of the semester.

And, this is relevant how?

[Anonymous]

Maybe we can make Easter and Passover stick to the same Gregorian calendar day every year and stop moving around?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You would need to change state law, which requires that Good Friday and Easter Monday be system closures.

We are a state founded by Catholics! Have some respect for history.

Plenty of other states' school districts are able to have a four day weekend around Easter AND have another full week for spring break. It can be done.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As someone who moved away while my kids were in preschool I'm glad we landed someplace where spring break is always the last week of March. Predictable and in the middle of the semester.

And, this is relevant how?

When did school end?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You would need to change state law, which requires that Good Friday and Easter Monday be system closures.

We are a state founded by Catholics! Have some respect for history.

Plenty of other states' school districts are able to have a four day weekend around Easter AND have another full week for spring break. It can be done.

But why? It's better to combine them together.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You would need to change state law, which requires that Good Friday and Easter Monday be system closures.

We are a state founded by Catholics! Have some respect for history.

Plenty of other states' school districts are able to have a four day weekend around Easter AND have another full week for spring break. It can be done.

But why? It's better to combine them together.

Not necessarily when the holiday is early-ish

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You would need to change state law, which requires that Good Friday and Easter Monday be system closures.

We are a state founded by Catholics! Have some respect for history.

Plenty of other states' school districts are able to have a four day weekend around Easter AND have another full week for spring break. It can be done.

But why? It's better to combine them together.

Not necessarily when the holiday is early-ish

It's never earlier than late March. It's a good time for a break.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I disagree. I hate having spring break so late. Spring break should be in March, not late April. It’s practically the end of the year by the time it comes along. Weather is already warm so getting away doesn’t feel so necessary and ski season is over at most places.

It should not be tied to Easter. I’d rather be home for Easter and I bet many Jews would also prefer to be home for Passover.

It's never late April but early to mid-April. March can still be winter weather even when it's technically spring. Now in the south most places have spring break in March (Georgia does the 1st full week of April) but school ends in May. The problem is that there usually isn't any 4+ day weekend from January-June except for Easter weekend.
Spring break in March means almost 3 months after the break. Spring break in April means three months or longer without anything above 3-day weekends in January-March unless Easter is in March and spring break were held in April.

Georgia also does a late winter break in February around President day. There is essentially a break of some type in every quarter(4/5 day weekend or full week off).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You would need to change state law, which requires that Good Friday and Easter Monday be system closures.

We are a state founded by Catholics! Have some respect for history.

Plenty of other states' school districts are able to have a four day weekend around Easter AND have another full week for spring break. It can be done.

But why? It's better to combine them together.

Not necessarily when the holiday is early-ish

It's never earlier than late March. It's a good time for a break.

But if Easter is later as it was in 2025, the break is later too, close to when AP testing start at high schools. There should be a break at the end of March regardless when Easter is and give Thurs, Fri and Easter Monday off. Treat it like Thanksgiving break Wed-Fri off by in the case of Easter close schools Thurs-Mon.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You would need to change state law, which requires that Good Friday and Easter Monday be system closures.

We are a state founded by Catholics! Have some respect for history.

Plenty of other states' school districts are able to have a four day weekend around Easter AND have another full week for spring break. It can be done.

A lot of other states start school in early August.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You would need to change state law, which requires that Good Friday and Easter Monday be system closures.

We are a state founded by Catholics! Have some respect for history.

Plenty of other states' school districts are able to have a four day weekend around Easter AND have another full week for spring break. It can be done.

A lot of other states start school in early August.

+1 Other school districts are also not off for religious holidays such as YK and RH.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You would need to change state law, which requires that Good Friday and Easter Monday be system closures.

We are a state founded by Catholics! Have some respect for history.

Plenty of other states' school districts are able to have a four day weekend around Easter AND have another full week for spring break. It can be done.

And, are you willing to volunteer as a sub when Jewish teachers want the day off for their religious holidays. MCPS isn't being nice about giving other religions the days off, they do it as they don't have staffing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One of the weird things with Maryland school calendars is when spring break occurs as it doesn't happen at the same point each year but borders Easter. In 2026 Easter two weeks earlier than 2025 but MoCo and PGCo still chose the week before Easter as spring break. In 2027 Easter is SUPER early so the break should not be the week before Easter. The best thing would be to hold the break either April 5-9 or April 12-16 as long as there is at least 1 fewer holiday off in 2026-27 than 2025-26 to offset the extra day needed by not bordering Easter.
Spring break should NOT be held before the 3rd quarter is over! This post is being made because some DC teachers that live in MoCo or PGCo inflated the responses on to hold spring break based on MoCo and PGC so DC which usually holds spring break in April randomly put it on MARCH 22-26, 2027 despite that MoCo and PGCo have yet to post a 2026-27 calendar.
All three districts MoCo, PGCo and DC need to agree to hold spring break 2027 in the 1st or 2nd full week of April AFTER all 3 have ended the 3rd quarter.

Weird. A DC resident posts that they’re upset that DCPS changed their calendar to align with MCPS’s, when they think it should be the other way around (MCPS should change their calendar to align with DCPS’s) and no one tells OP to take this up with DCPS? Why did OP even post in this forum?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:One of the weird things with Maryland school calendars is when spring break occurs as it doesn't happen at the same point each year but borders Easter. In 2026 Easter two weeks earlier than 2025 but MoCo and PGCo still chose the week before Easter as spring break. In 2027 Easter is SUPER early so the break should not be the week before Easter. The best thing would be to hold the break either April 5-9 or April 12-16 as long as there is at least 1 fewer holiday off in 2026-27 than 2025-26 to offset the extra day needed by not bordering Easter.
Spring break should NOT be held before the 3rd quarter is over! This post is being made because some DC teachers that live in MoCo or PGCo inflated the responses on to hold spring break based on MoCo and PGC so DC which usually holds spring break in April randomly put it on MARCH 22-26, 2027 despite that MoCo and PGCo have yet to post a 2026-27 calendar.
All three districts MoCo, PGCo and DC need to agree to hold spring break 2027 in the 1st or 2nd full week of April AFTER all 3 have ended the 3rd quarter.

Weird. A DC resident posts that they’re upset that DCPS changed their calendar to align with MCPS’s, when they think it should be the other way around (MCPS should change their calendar to align with DCPS’s) and no one tells OP to take this up with DCPS? Why did OP even post in this forum?

Cause it should be taken up by MoCo and PGCo so spring break can be at a similar time regardless of Easter.
Spring break in April means it will actually feel like spring and you feel like the end of the year is around the corner. Spring break in March means ALL of APRIL through the last day without any break above a 3-day weekend.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You would need to change state law, which requires that Good Friday and Easter Monday be system closures.

We are a state founded by Catholics! Have some respect for history.

Plenty of other states' school districts are able to have a four day weekend around Easter AND have another full week for spring break. It can be done.

And, are you willing to volunteer as a sub when Jewish teachers want the day off for their religious holidays. MCPS isn't being nice about giving other religions the days off, they do it as they don't have staffing.

I don't know what is the BIG deal with ONE extra day off in normal years (2025-26 has many days off so that isn't a normal year). Schools don't save two days for having spring break the week before Easter, just one. I get that 2025-26 is hard and it is still manageable to have spring break with Easter although they should have gone with the week after but they never choose after even when there is an early Easter.