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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because otherwise, the kids were in school until June 23rd or later. Who wants to be in school at that late date?

My niece and nephew in the Silicon Valley in California went to back to school this past Monday, August 13. An August 28 start isn't that bad.[/quote]

Missouri starts this week and gets out before Memorial Day (usually 1 week before).

Kansas too.

Texas starts around the 3rd week of August (20 something) and gets out the week before Memorial day.  California too.

It just makes so much sense to go back to school in August and get out earlier.

This region is so backwards about the school calendar.[/quote]

I’m not sure that this exists, but it would be interesting to see total # of students in the country by when school starts. A lot of NJ, NY, and MD start after Labor Day, for example. [/quote]

Last fall was the first time Maryland required all of its schools to start AFTER Labor Day.  I think it was probably a reaction to Fairfax changing to BEFORE labor Day and the Repub. governor in Md. wanting to off-set any losses of beach vacation profits.  Once he heard there would be fewer Virginians in OC, he made a proclamation that ALL Md. schools had to start after Labor Day (you know -- to support "family bonding time" -- even the kids in PG County are not exempt and are supposed to be spending quality family time at the beach during the week before Labor Day).

PP is right that NYC starts after Labor Day -- but they don't finish until June 26th!

I checked a bunch of districts in NJ and most start after Labor Day -- but also don't finish until June 21-25th.  That is crazy late.  Of course, we know what the priorities are -- Chris Christie sitting on a beach that he closed to everyone else![/quote]

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