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[quote=Anonymous]The state dept. of ed. rejects the request EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. It would be a surprise if they had a different result this year. Over half of the school districts in Va. have a waiver and it's not based on snow days only. Alexandria and Arlington have waivers and I think theirs are based on having lower performing schools that need more time before state tests or SATs or something. We actually are becoming a district with more needy students (FARMS and ESOL), so it seems like Fairfax would have a good case for starting earlier..... BUT... it's all about the $$. Va. Beach wants the money from people in Fairfax and they WILL get it. Richmond folks are not likely to stop the Fairfax $$ flowing into tourist sites by approving an earlier start date. I think Sept. 8th is RIDICULOUSLY late to start school, but the folks in Richmond are calling the shots and they like lots of money from Fairfax families.[/quote]
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