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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Best way would be to remove Christmas and Easter. That would cause enough an uproar that all religious holidays would be examined.[/quote]

Easter is conveniently positioned on a Sunday. You want kids to come to school on a Sunday? I would LOVE for spring break to not be tied to Easter, as would many families. Easter Monday is not a thing and can be removed.[/quote]

This is where a unified Northern Virginia calendar would REALLY help with SACC care available on days off when they fall in the middle of the week.  As someone who teaches in a different county, with kids in FCPS, I would absolutely take days off during FCPS’ longer breaks.  Many others would do the same which is what sunk the idea in the first place.

FCPS and surrounding counties can make longer breaks at a set time, but they absolutely have to work together on this on or it won’t work. There is too much crossover in the area between counties for the workforce to make anything else work.

Common sense and cooperation would really help here. [/quote]
Honestly, it’s untenable for FCPS to have a uniform schedule for its own district let alone to have to be in lock step with 4 or 5 other counties. If teachers want a schedule that matches that of their kids, they should prioritize working in the same school system their children attend. [/quote]

As long as there are people like you say “Stick it to em”. I and many others will just take leave.  And then you will say, “OMG those principals can’t ALLOW This! Larva’s (thanks autocorrect!) teacher thinks she can use vacation days like I do for spring break.”  And it will just keep going…. Cause that is the way people argue.

Or you can search for some common sense solutions like spring break, winter break and fall break are in the same weeks for 5 counties in the area and they can move the other days around as they see fit. [/quote]

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