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[quote=Anonymous]I voted for option 3.  To start school in the end of August.

Here are my reasons . Feel free to cut and paste and add your own on this thread so others can also use it.

1) Starting school year early allows for revisions in the school year in the middle of the year, if we have to accommodate for extreme weather events -  which will invariably happen.

2) Usually the beginning of the school year gets very hectic because teachers want to cover as much as possible before the holiday season in Nov and December. Starting early  will mitigate some of that.

3) AP and SAT exams are in May, starting early allows for more instruction time before the exams.

4)October sees a lot of flu cases and absenteeism.  Starting school early and also insisting that students get their flu shots before school starts.  This  will allow children to build up immunity during September, before the flu season starts in October. and will also allow them to NOT start school nearer to the flu season.  Students need to be at school  for more days, before contagious illnesses come knocking down the door.  Also, this way, MoCo can  give flu immunizations in schools for school community. 
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