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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So do the 8 early release days include early release Wednesdays? Or will that be a totally different thing since it only applies to elementary schools? They have been so dumb.[/quote]
The motion turned into a disaster. Dunne was trying to stop elementary early releases by using language in the calendar planning policy, but then it was pointed out that there are a ton of high school early releases that aren’t on the calendar either, and we can’t just make high schoolers sit around at school after they’ve finished their AP exam or final because the school board said they couldn’t leave early!

Then the new guy threw out 8 days as a compromise and the language specifying elementary schools got added.

Basically, the attempt to kill the Wednesday early releases resulted in the death of end of quarter early releases, which isn’t going to be popular with the long weekend travelers. [/quote]

Updated calendar from today still has the QE early dismissals. The long weekends are safe.[/quote]
Could you please link to this?[/quote]

https://www.fcps.edu/system/files/forms/2025-04/2026-2027-standard-school-year-calendar.pdf

Updated 4/10, QE days unchanged

PP wasn't kidding, they did forget the first week of August, LOL!
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That Calendar is awful, but hey the complainers who don’t like being with their elementary kids are happy.  We are being ruled by complainers on social media rather than surveys and thinking things through. [/quote]

Yup. You’ve solved it. Parents go to work because they don’t like being with their young kids. Not because they like feeding, clothing, and housing those kids. Thanks Sherlock for solving that mystery.
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If you are not making it because of 4 days off, I do honestly feel for you, but summer camps are pricey too. [/quote]

DP. Summer camps allow a consistent schedule. There are also a multitude of options that allow kids to explore all kinds of interests... music, arts, theater, robotics, sports... you name it. Most parents would much prefer to select summer camps based on their childrens' interests than be at the mercy of whatever crappy one day camp is offered by some random martial arts place. No one is putting on a series of high quality camps for one or two days at a time at random times throughout a school year. Who would work at such a camp?

People like you also tend to studiously ignore the parents are saying they prefer a longer summer. Maybe because that goes against your narrative that parents just don't want to deal with their kids. [/quote]

People like me have zero say in what happens to the calendar, and I am responding to your calendar comment, so I’m not ignoring you.

I just disagree with you about summers.

And, yes if taking 4 days off- or just 2 like I do switching off with my partner as necessary to cover those days rather than paying for camps is too hard for you, I do feel sorry for you.

FCPS didn’t poll parents this time to ask about summer camps vs. the day off camps, so you have zero clue whether the “majority” agrees with you or me.  They should absolutely done some surveys (as they ahve done in the past) before making these changes.

But Mateo Dunne and Melanie Meren of the board are ruling by social media and emails rather than better data that could prove your point.[/quote]

It is in fact too hard to just take those days off due to the nature of our jobs. I’m not going to say what I do because I want to be anonymous, but if I did you would understand. It is simply not possible for me to take off work on certain days. My spouse can sometimes take off on those days, but it’s rare. I honestly don’t know too many working professionals for whom every work day is equally easy to just call out. There are busy seasons, days on which important events and conferences are scheduled, etc. It’s not like workplaces plan their calendars around the ridiculous FCPS calendar. It’s much easier to plan summer camps. [/quote]

And because of your very important jobs, FCPS should cater to your schedule and not people like me who chose to make other sacrifices to be able to be home with their kids?

Or who hate the summer camp sign up mess? And prefer shorter summers?

In short, you are saying other’s opinions and situations shouldn’t matter as much as yours.  Meanwhile, I think a survey would have clarified what meets the majority’s needs and you are pontificating about your important needs. There is the difference.[/quote]

Let’s face it, you weren’t doing anything all that important if you were able to give it up so easily. You’re just telling yourself you made a big sacrifice so that you feel better.

I’m not trashing my entire career because the school board can’t put a rational calendar together. If you’re home with your kids, then the calendar shouldn’t matter all that much to you.[/quote]

There is nothing more important than raising your kids, you absolute a$$hole.[/quote]

I’m a DP, but you need to aggressively check your privilege. Our elementary school is more than 50% FARMS. This isn’t a Facebook mommy wars “I made such sacrifices to be home with my children!” issue, its a “I need to go to work to make rent so my
kids have a home” issue. [/quote]

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