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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For MCPS to have school on Easter Monday, the state would have to grant a waiver. State law requires schools to close on Easter Monday (and Good Friday too).[/quote]

The state has already given a waiver to Anne Arundel county and [b]maybe one more school system for attending on Easter Monday.[/b] I suspect that MCPS will resubmit a proposal that includes classes on April 21, June 13, June 16-17 and maybe 18 and then ask for a waiver the last 1 (or 2, depending on the status of the 18th).

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It's Frederick County.  Frederick County gave up a professional development day in mid-March and is cutting Spring Break down to Thurs/Fri only.  The kids will also attend on Easter Monday.

I find it's so much more rational than tacking on days to the end of the year or, even, adding 15 minutes to each day.  It may even result in some actual learning. [/quote]

I think they will add time to each day and/or do April 21, and re-request a waiver for the rest.  The first week of Spring Break is done, people (responsibly--since Spring Break has never been on the table before) have vacations planned, there would never be enough subs to cover and it's a diasaster waiting to happen.  They have camps and groups that paid for use of school buildings for the week of June 16.  MCPS's priority must be getting everyone OUT of the building by that time.[/quote]

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