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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Poor institutionalized childred. I feel sad for them if this passes. So many opportunities to learn, grow and enjoy life in the summer.
Working moms probabply love the idea though.[/quote]

Bullshit.  SAHM here - the kids still go to school the same number of days, they just spread them out differently.  [/quote]

"I feel sad" obviously does not have the civics skills to look up the actual study and the legislation that resulted in the study.

1. Legislation that was passed in 2011 -- that means it successfully was enacted in both chambers of our Commonwealth's bicameral legislature:

http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?111+sum+HJ646

2. Note the language of the legislation:

"...(iii) conduct a comprehensive analysis of each year-round school, scheduling format, instructional, and extracurricular programs offered, and number of students enrolled in the year-round school; (iv) [b]consider the minimum number of required teaching days or hours that should constitute the length of a school term[/b] and the issues attendant thereto; (v) identify and review year-round schools offered by other states and countries, noting advantages and disadvantages; (vi) ascertain and weigh the essential factors that must be considered before implementing year-round schools statewide, including, but not limited to, instructional costs, transportation and special education services, and the need for additional classroom teachers, staff, and support services; (vii) evaluate the impact of changing the scheduling format on school functions and length of terms and school breaks;..."

3. The Superintendent's memo was dated January 27, 2012 - this is not a "new idea":
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2012/027-12.shtml

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