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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Proposal:

Time the start of the school year so that the midpoint comes in late December. The first semester ends with a two-week winter break. Spring break comes midway through the second semester, not tied to Easter.

There's a grade prep day at the end of the first quarter and three days off for Thanksgiving. Schools do not get Federal holidays off. If you take your kids out of school for a vacation, teachers do not provide assignments in advance, and any missed tests go down as 0s.

Rosh Hashanna, Yom Kippur, Eid, and Diwali are all days off. Seniors can choose to be absent to visit colleges but teachers are not required to provide assignments in advance or make-up tests. [/quote]

Except for that last part about not providing assignments or make-up tests, this sounds like a good basic plan to me.[/quote]

There will still likely need to be a few days off, like election day, as schools are often polling places.  [/quote]

I don't think anyone is suggesting there shouldn't be any days off. [/quote]

There is always someone unhappy because there's a day off that's inconvenient for them and someone else who's unhappy because their kid needs a break. I guarantee that you could find someone complaining that they should just use other buildings for polling places and let the kids have school.[/quote]

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