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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Dear teacher, thank you for your comments. I especially understand point 6, as I have heard some principals schedule 2 hour meetings throughout the 4-5 days prior to first day of school (for students) and it makes setting up classrooms difficult.

However, I'm not sure where you get 9 vs. 10 weeks in point 5. Summer 2018 will be 12 weeks (June 12 - Sept. 4 is exactly 12 weeks.) Do you feel that 12 weeks will not be much different than 9?

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12 weeks is way too long. [/quote]

Yes, I agree. 12 weeks is much too long. I don't mind starting after Labor Day, but having to end so early in June creates a hardship for many families who will need to cover 12 weeks of summer. We are lucky our kids are older and can stay by themselves at home for a day here or there. I feel badly for the parents of younger kids who will needs camp for many of those 12 weeks -- vacation time only goes so far.[/quote]

Not to mention the kids who won't have anything in the summer. 9-10 weeks out of school is already bad enough for the summer slide. Now imagine 12 weeks. If this were really about what's best for the kids, Governor Hogan would be proposing -- and funding -- a major summer-school program for low-income kids.[/quote]

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