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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Back in the day you started after Labor Day and finished before Memorial Day [/quote]
What day? I’m 48 and I always started in August and finished in June. Did you ever have 180 school days in a school year with a schedule like that?[/quote]

I'm 42 and that was close to your schedule. We'd start the week before Labor Day and go to the Friday before Memorial Day. We never had school after Memorial Day.

I have some family who still lives in that school district and this is still their schedule.

They do not do a fall break, Thanksgiving is just 2 days off, 2 weeks for Christmas, and 1 week for spring break. Summer is 12 weeks long.

I personally prefer the DC/east coast approach of going much later, shorter summer, but more breaks throughout the year. I especially appreciate the fall break and the February break, because it's really nice to have vacation time that is not linked to a family holiday but also not during a peak travel time. Having to squeeze all school year family travel into Christmas/New Years and spring break is miserable. And while I remember enjoying how long and lazy my summer was as a kid, I also remember getting bored and very antsy by August. 8 weeks is more than enough.[/quote]

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