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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If I write to my legislator it will be to keep the current school calendar. I’m pretty happy about the way in which things are going. I don’t want my kid on a hot school bus or in a hot classroom. [/quote]
Yes because your little snowflake might melt.   I have two kids in MCPS. They did fine with the old schedule, and they would prefer longer breaks in between quarters. Gives teachers and students some breathing room in between quarters.[/quote]

+1. It's 2019. How hot do you think a bus is? If the AC on a bus breaks, report it so that it can be fixed.

I'm for more and longer breaks during the school year. The holidays feel so rushed because we try to cram everything into 7-10 days. I'd rather have 2 full weeks for winter break, 2 full weeks for spring break, and 8 weeks or less of summer vacation.  [/quote]

+1000. At least this bill would let each school system decide what to do, rather than a statewide mandate.[/quote]

I'm on the opposite side of the fence on this one. I find there are way too many holidays and days off which make it hard on me. We need fewer religious holidays, snow days, professional enrichment days. We need year around school. [/quote]

You do realize there are camps and activities you can send the kids to during winter and spring breaks, right? I think it would be *easier* if they had larger blocks of vacation instead of nickel diming us throughout the year with a Monday here and a halfday Thursday there.

My kids go to one of the county rec camps with their friends on the spring breaks where we don't travel, and they always have a fun time.[/quote]

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