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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No because school is not optional. I genuinely do not understand these parents who pull their kids out of school for vacation unless it is like, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. What kind of mindset is that instilling? And I’m not even a particularly neurotic parent. I just find it so disrespectful and snowflakey. The rules don’t apply to you right?[/quote]
That is the line I have taken many times and sent my kids to find it was a wasteful day. 
I do believe it is important but I also believe family time is important. It is the only time we can visit with distant relatives.  If they could guarantee me it would be a regular instructional day, I would insist they go. But this calendar is so dumb, I think very few kids will be there and I don’t want to give up that time for nothing. That is my dilemma. 
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This is similar to why my kids won't be there. Family time is important and all of our close relatives live at least a plane ride away, in different areas of the country.  I also feel that it's important to expose my kids to other parts of the world.  I can't do all of that over the summer.  The state deliberately added another rule (to an already difficult calendar) that was solely about tourism dollars, and gave zero consideration to what was best for schools, educators, students, or families.  If they're going to adopt education policies based on tourism revenues, I'm quite confident my reasons for having my kids miss two days of schools are on better ground. [/quote]

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