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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kids do NOT need the breaks.  School is already so easy.  Academics are at all time low.  It's pathetic that parents think their kids can't handle 5 days/week of school.  [/quote]

Speak for yourself. My kid is doing just fine. And I absolutely think they need breaks. You point to academics only but the stress on these kids is at an all time high and that is due to many reasons discussed ad nauseum on here. They need a break and can still have consistency w/o their a---es in a seat 5 days/week. College, grad school . . .  they won't be in class 5 days/ week. By HS, they for sure do not need to be 5 days a week all day. [/quote]

School (FCPS) is not stressful.  If your kids are stressed, it's because of something else.  [/quote]

Your kid must go to Mount Vernon or something. [/quote]

+1[/quote]

+2. Varsity athlete, 2 Clubs, all honors, 1 AP (in lower grade HS). HW every night plus practice. Kid needs a break. I'm fine with some days off and a longer winter break. But would prefer no explicit recognition (days off) for religious holidays. [b]Religion does not belong in public schools[/b], Christian, Jewish, Muslim or anything else. Re: winter break and Christmas, you can dispense with that if you want, [b]we won't be in school over the holidays and most people want. So your school days won't see much new material anyway. Have at it .[/b] . .[/quote]

You’re contradicting yourself.

You’re holidays matter but other peoples holidays should not belong in public school? How about we move winter break to the end of the quarter? Would you still not show up to school for two weeks around Christmas?

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Can you read? Christmas matters to me. I don't give a rat's behind if it is celebrated in school. How is that a contradiction?

We would not be in school for the week between Christmas and New Years, no. And a lot of other people wouldn't either, including teachers. THAT is why winter break is what it is (at some point it doesn't make sense to proceed b/c of lack of attendance). But, break changed, our plans wouldn't.[/quote]

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