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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Posts like this anger me so much. If the bill passes, MCPS will still be required to have school for the required hours. There is no point in saying it has to happen in 180 days or more. We meet the hourly requirement at approximately day 163. VA and many other states have been doing hours only for years. Saying schools have to meet both hours and days is arbitrary and unnecessary. [/quote]

So you’re okay with 17 fewer days of school? Seems to me the hour requirement should be increased…. [/quote]

The hourly requirement in Maryland, 1170 hours for high school, is one of the highest in the nation.  Yes, I'm absolutely ok with having a less than 180 days of school in the event of harsh winters like this one.  I'm also ok with virtual learning for a few days in the event of an ice storm.  And I'm absolutely ok with separating church and state by eliminating religious and cultural holidays unless they impact absenteeism (of teachers and students) at a level of at least 15%.  And I'm absolutely ok with making teacher work days (for professional development or grading) into half days so that they count as school days.  And I'm absolutely ok with starting school at the end of August and ending by the first week of June.

The children will not wilt if they attend school for 1000+ hours per year and go at a steady pace, as opposed to being disrupted at every turn by a day off that doesn't impact many people at all.  MCPS enthusiastically (and rightfully) allows excused absences for any religious or cultural holiday that impacts any staff member or student.[/quote]

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