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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Anyone remember that one year in the 90s(probably 96 because of the Blizzard) where they extended the school day by like 20 minutes every day for the last like 2 months?[/quote]

That’s actually genius, but I bet the pushback nowadays would be enormous [/quote]

Besides being ineffective educationally,it doesn't work as an alternative to using make-up days.

It really isn't complicated. We need at least 185 scheduled days.[/quote]

+1. Or they should create more contingency days Feb-May and actually use them. Otherwise they will simply need to keep extending the school year. [/quote]

People complain whatever they do.  If they use a contingency day, me any kids do not show up and they cannot teach new material.[/quote]

That would absolutely not be an issue if they use March 20 or April 15.  Why would a kid not show up on a random Friday or Wednesday just because it used to be a one-off day off? (Maaaybe some small number of families planned something for the 3-day weekend that included Friday March 20th, but not enough to not teach new material.  And making Weds April 15 a school day would be totally indistinguishable from any other school day.).[/quote]

This. Also where is there a rule that teachers can’t teach new material if a kid doesn’t show up? The PP you responded to is just making stuff up. [/quote]

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