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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][twitter][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If schools will not open all next week - why can't kids have virtual school? Teachers should teach virtually like during covid. [/quote]

I would love to do that, but the district didn’t offer us training or permission to do so.
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The state changed the rules, and it's no longer an option except in extreme circumstances when all contingency days have been used up.[/quote]
There is only 1 contingency day. lol
Sure April 15 could be another but knowing them they won't use that. There would have been 2 without the transition day, other than that Maryland law makes things hard. It requires 1080 hours (ES/MS), 1170 hours (HS) AND 180 days. With the way religious holidays fell the school year already went August 26-June 17 as opposed to August 26 or 27-June 13 the last two years. Having school the week of June 22 and then coming back the week of August 24 would make summer too short! Between religious holidays and some room for snow, Maryland law should be adjusted to be more flexible![/quote]

These are the remaining contingency days: March 20, April 15, June 18, [b]June 22, June 23, June 24, June 25 and June 26, 2026[/b]. There is no possibility of virtual learning unless and until [i]all[/i] of those days become instructional days.[/quote] So losing a week of summer on top of an already extended year. No thanks. Virginia doesn't have makeup days to worry about unless they lose many days.[/quote]

I realize that sucks for teachers, and in my view, they should pressure the union to allow MCPS to use the contingency days.

It's not an issue for parents. Just don't send your kid to the slew of 1/2 days at the end. I certainly won't be.[/quote]

It’s an issue for parents. We already booked flights for last week of school and now we are forced to miss a week of school? [/quote]

They always extend the school year.  That’s on you. [/quote]

They always don’t build in enough snow days in calendar. That’s on them! Extending a whole week of school is ridiculous? How can families plan for vacation and summer camps? [/quote]

Correction: They never build in enough snow days.  [/quote]

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