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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Dec 23 isn't christmas eve.
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It is not. I care more about the day before Thanksgiving. I know everyone has their own preferences, but bringing back the half day before Thanksgiving is just adding in hours for the sake of school hours. Teachers who don't take leave are exhausted from parent conferences. Meaningful instruction does not happen. 50-60% of students do not attend, depending on the grade - a lot are already traveling or do not bother. It is more beneficial to have the day. The holiday is one of the most celebrated because there is no religious significance. It makes more sense to allow families, students and staff to have that time than to have some of the other proposals.[/quote]

Lots of kids would have been absent on August 20-21 and for many that is worse than the day before Thanksgiving because it's the first couple of days. Teachers would just have repeat everything and teach routines again the following week.

TT and the BOE should have created and approved better calendars for 2025-26 and 2026-27 from.the start. They knew full well that scheduling only 181 days would be problematic, and it still will be. All we peasants can do is thank our incompetent overlords for at least not ruining our vacations.[/quote]

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