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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I, for one, love the new schedule.

It allows us a family to do quick, luxurious vacations when other families have school. Halloween weekend is perfect for a trip to Hilton Head. The two weeks off for winter break is perfect for seeing both families. January- quick pops over for Ski trips. April is perfect for Hawaii.

I understand the backlash. But considering the average household income of the county- I’m not quite sure the complaints here side with the majority. Even when you look at the survey results- 2/3 of the population is generally happy with the calendar.

I prefer long weekends over random half days. I prefer the ability to go away and see family on those long weekends.

I feel bad for those of you who want the kids in school all of the time. But you really should look at the school calendars for other counties. Loudoun is very similar to our. Stafford is a poop show. MCPS- similar.

As for working or single parents not being able to do this- this is why you pay for SACC. This is why SACC exists. It’s super affordable and scaled based on poverty levels.

Finally- for those of you who can’t afford any vacation- which is about 30%- look at other county school calendars.  It is the same. Find a county that you like better and post it. We will encourage you to move there![/quote]

You can’t be real.  If you’re so rich, why oh why are your children attending FCPS?[/quote]

NP.  As someone that is wealthy and (at least in theory) has more options, I'll answer it from my perspective.  Secular private schools are hard to come by, for one thing.  And by virtue of being private, these schools are essentially a self selected group from certain socio-economic background.  I think it does children a disservice by having them grow up in a bubble where they are not exposed to people that live and think differently from they do.  So, DD goes to our local public school.  Thing is, she is a child of privilege.  And just from that, she will do just fine in life, without going to private schools.[/quote]

^^^^ this.

Our kids live in privilege too. Private school isn’t really something we believe in because the schools here are more than  adequate and if our kids are able to rank high in these schools they have a better chance at college. Religious schools are terrible at math and science and our kids have a good chance of getting into TJ and would have a better chance in public vs private.

If we sent our kids to private, we weren’t sure they would place as high with kids who have more money than us. And there are a lot of parents like that too.

Finally- I know people are upset but the people I have talked to today are excited. We want to do quick trips and have fun with our kids. Or take a break from school pressure.  It’s all good from our perspective.

It’s going to be awesome next year. [/quote]

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