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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m in LCPS and every one has been talking about this. Everyone is in favor! I haven’t met anyone who disliked it.

My favorite parts-
-3 weeks off in fall, 3 weeks in Christmas, 3 weeks in spring. 
-5 weeks of summer.

We’re a wealthy county and people love to take international vacations. Many people also have relatives overseas and this would give time to visit them. Cheaper plane tickets and less crowds at tourist places! 5 weeks is still a really long time for summer. [/quote]

You must have little kids. I have HS kids and everyone I know hates it. We are all in favor of the new option 7 that starts after Labor Day, Ends June 8 and gets rid of all the extra holidays. [/quote]
It's interesting because any APS calendar discussion is largely HS parents saying how much they love the random days off so their kid can study ( I suspect it's a couple of people who don't like fighting to get their kid out the door)[/quote]

Yes. It’s the parents of juniors and seniors who miss a ton of days anyway. They like it because they don’t feel like a bum when their kid is yet again home from school and they just “can’t” make them go. Most parents want fewer random days off and more consistent 5 day weeks and chunky breaks. [/quote]

Even as an adult if you gave me the option of 5 random federal holidays off or an entire 5 day week off, I'd choose the 5 day week off. I would choose that for my kids too because we don't have local family and we welcome any chance we can get to travel to them or on vacation. Do high school parents realize that those are the options? Random days versus an entire week (or two) off after each quarter.[/quote]

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