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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I guess I am in minority bc I am all for more school days and shorter summer breaks.  Provided of course they are actually teaching and not just playing for three weeks following SOLs.[/quote]

I also don't really care about shorter summers. Less summer camp I have to pay for. [/quote]
But now you have to pay for more random days off throughout the year.

[b]I wish they'd add to the calendar rules that there cannot not be two non-consecutive days off/early releases in a single week. [/b] [/quote]
In 2024 they have an early release on Wednesday (10/30), then a full day on Thursday (10/31), and no school on Friday (11/1, Diwali).  It basically kills the whole end of the week.  Move the early release to 10/31 and have a full day on 10/30.  Don't have non-consecutive closures.  [/quote]

Great - We'll go on vacation starting that Wednesday. And they wonder why absences are so much higher. Add in a bunch of days off and people will turn it into a long weekend away. [/quote]My kids don't want to be away and miss Halloween.  APS needs to move the early release to 10/31.  [/quote]

All early releases should be on Fridays (or a day immediately before a holiday, such as the 10/31 example). [/quote]

So Halloween is now a holiday with no school? Seriously, what's wrong with the ER being on Halloween and only having a day and a half off instead of two and a half?[/quote]
I think you're confused.  No one has said that Halloween should be a holiday.  We've just said that the current plan of Early Release (Weds)-Halloween (Thurs)-No school (Friday) is stupid.  Move the half day to Halloween.  Don't make the week so choppy.

Elementary students are distracted on Halloween anyways so it would be a good day for a half day, rather than shortening a day when students are more focused.  I'd be fine if APS just cut the half day, but they say they need it for professional learning.  If they are going to keep it, they should at least choose a less stupid date.[/quote]

Why is Halloween a day off next year? The "holiday" is apparently 11/1; so why do they have 10/31 off?[/quote]

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