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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We should just start earlier. First day of school in mid August, not late. That way, we can keep all of our existing non-instructional days.

Build in 4 snow days at the very end.[/quote]

August is hot, and they start early enough as they are starting a week earlier next year (2 weeks before Labor Day which never happened before) due to the extra religious holidays.
Starting earlier shortens summer, same with ending later. Nothing accomplished towards saving summer by doing that.[/quote]

They are starting literally one day earlier than this year, August 25 rather than August 26. [/quote]

One day earlier in August but two weeks before Labor Day instead of one. They never started more than one week before Labor Day before EVER! When Labor Day has fallen later summer would be a week longer. In 2014 Labor Day was September 1 and the first day was August 25, 2014
                                                 In 2015 Labor Day was September 7, the first day was August 31, 2015
https://teacherquality.nctq.org/dmsView/Montgomery_2014-15_Calendar
https://teacherquality.nctq.org/dmsView/Montgomery_2015-16_SchoolCalendar(1)
2020 was the previous time Labor Day was 53 weeks after the previous Labor Day instead of 52 but that was skewed by the Hogan law ending so they started after Labor Day in 2019 but on August 31, 2020
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/schools/elementary-schools/p-s/ritchieparkes/uploadedfiles/schoolcalendar-2020-2021-traditional-english.pdf
This is the first year EVER that school started before the final Monday of August. The reason is more religious holidays but still 180 calendar days required.

It is time for the law to be revised to HOURS only![/quote]

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