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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Starting after Labor Day is so much better!

My ideal school year places professional days on the Friday before a long weekend when there is a Monday holiday. Gets rid of the random mid week half days, makes the Jewish,  EID and Monday after Easter holidays a no test day and an excused absence for those who observe them.

It would include one full week for Spring Break, one full week for Thanksgiving and two full weeks for Christmas/New Years. The unions can decide whether to have all of just some of the following holidays -Columbus, Veteran's, President's, MLK or Memorial Day off.

Every four years when schools need to close for election then that school year can simply have one less day. [/quote]

So much wrong here I don't even know where to start.

-The Jewish holidays are due to staffing concerns, not student absences. MCPS doesn't have enough subs to cover all the teachers who would be taking off. Heck, they barely have enough on a regular day. And they can't deny the teachers leave for religious observance unless they want to be sued.

-President's Day,  MLK Day, Memorial Day, and Easter Monday are state holidays. MCPS does not decide to close on a whim on these days. Legally, they HAVE to. They cannot open without a waiver. Good luck dealing with the media backlash when you try to explain why MLK Day and Memorial Day are not important enough to close despite every other public school in the whole US doing so.

-Election Day is every 2 years, not every 4. Plus primaries the previous spring. So really, it's almost every year. MCPS has a random day off on April 28 this year, that's what it's for. Again, state holidays. Legally have to close. No choice.

Scheduling is so easy when you just ignore all the rules! [/quote]

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