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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]C SUCKS- LCPS got screwed this year. I think I prefer B over A but in any case it should be 2 weeks. [/quote]

Are you a teacher? I'm in LCPS and think the break is fine this year. Its more than long enough for students and families. 2 week breaks just means summer starts later. [/quote]m
Yes I’m a teacher. Have you not realized that we have a shorter winter break this year AND go a week later into June than we did last year ? [/quote]

Not a math teacher I see. We accidentally only had 170 days of school last year. It was the anomaly - you got 10 free days off. This year is back to normal with 180. [/quote]

We can thank you and your friends in a certain parent lobbying group for lobbying for 180.

Thanks a bunch for nothing. All you accomplished was a wasted 3 days in the weird half week before Christmas. Half the kids were out anyways, kids who went watched movies, there was no teaching. The rest of us - parents and teachers - would have much preferred two weeks off. [/quote]

180 days is the state legal minimum for days in school.  Why on earth are you advocating for less than the minimum?[/quote]

APS used to count by hours which is also allowed. But that wasn't good enough for you and your friends. Congrats, you've burnt out the teachers and got yourself 3 more days of babysitting where the kids watched movies. [/quote]

that is absolutely untrue.  APS has always had 180 days of school.  Post-pandemic, APS did attempt to justify counting by hours rather than days- the state disagrees that this is allowed and specifically said that 180 days is the starting point, and then, in case of snow, etc- can switch to hours.  APS reverted back to 180 days.  This is a good thing.[/quote]

Not that PP, but what are you talking about?

https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title8/agency20/chapter131/section150/#:~:text=The%20standard%20school%20year%20shall,in%20grades%20kindergarten%20through%2012.

“ A. The standard school year shall be 180 instructional days or 990 instructional hours.”

Notice the “or”?  
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